JK's House Premiers Rave Theater Sunday 2pm November 1

JK's House Premiers Rave Theater Sunday 2pm November 1

From Aaron Williams and Fern LaRoach of JK's House

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Local TV show premieres Sunday

The pilot episode for a locally made children's television program premieres at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Rave Motion Pictures Mall of Louisiana 15. Produced, directed and edited by Baton Rouge-native Aaron Williams and a team of local film industry veterans, JK's House stars Robin Givens and a host of young Louisiana talent. The show centers on a precocious little girl and her friends, and it blends family values and life lessons with musical numbers and dance sequences choreographed by Kris Cangelosi, artistic director of the Cangelosi Dance Project. "Each episode will have a theme," Williams says. "By the end of the pilot, JK has learned the value of thankfulness." Three episodes of JK's House were produced at Celtic Media Centre last summer. Williams is pursuing distribution and broadcast opportunities for the series.—Jeff Roedel

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SOURCE: Jeff Roedel, Greater Baton Rouge Business Report Daily Report
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JK House PRESS RELEASE

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Digital Media Productions
For Immediate Release

Oct. 22, 2009

Actress Robin Givens Stars in Children’s Series Shot in Baton Rouge
Givens to Walk Red Carpet for Premiere

Multi-talented actress Robin Givens will walk the red carpet at a Baton Rouge theater for the premiere of JK’s House. The sit-com musical, shot on a soundstage at Baton Rouge’s Celtic Media Centre, combines song, dance and lively banter in an upbeat kid-friendly performance.

JK’s House chronicles the life of a 7-year-old girl as she learns various manners and acceptable behaviors through social interactions. She and her older sister are raised in a single-parent home. Their mother, Amber, played by Givens, is a doctor and is actively involved in a book club which meets frequently at her home. Jakayla Lawrence, of Baton Rouge, (who is actually 6-years-old) makes her on-screen debut in the title role of JK.

Producer/Director Aaron Williams says the project is unique and will appeal to people of various ages and backgrounds. “We wanted to shine the spotlight on an ordinary kid in America,” Williams said, “to show what it’s like to walk in her shoes, live in her house, and play in her backyard. It’s really a journey through life.”

The children’s series has been compiled into a long-format program for a single-screen viewing. The premiere will be held from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 1, 2009, at Rave Motion Pictures-Mall of Louisiana, 6401 Bluebonnet Blvd. Givens will be on hand for the event, which is free and open to the public with limited seating available. The East Baton Rouge school system has been invited to the premiere, and tickets will be given to area school children.

On Monday, November 2, Givens and Williams will offer a special viewing at McKinley Middle Magnet School at 1:00 p.m. Afterwards, students will be able to ask questions in a roundtable discussion.

“We think it’s important to get children involved in this ground-breaking project, to hear their voices” Williams said. “With all the new developments in the film industry in Louisiana, it’s a great time to share that momentum with young people.”

Digital Media Productions is a Baton Rouge-based production house and is actively engaged in talks to place JK’s House in national syndication. You may view the trailer at: http://www.jkshouse.c...
www.jkshouse.com/video.mov . For more information, please contact Publicist Valentina Wilson at (225) 253-2438 .

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