Orion Classics Acquires North American and Latin American Rights to JINN

Orion Classics has acquired all North American and Latin American rights to the upcoming drama JINN. Written and directed by Nijla Mu'min (Dream), the film stars Zoe Renee (BET's The Quad), Simone Missick (Netflix's The Defenders), Kelvin Harrison, Jr. (Monsters and Men, Luce), Dorian Missick (Lucky Number Slevin), Hisham Tawfiq (NBC's The Blacklist) and Kelly Jenrette (Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale). JINN made its world premiere at this year's SXSW Film Festival where it won the Special Jury Award for writing. The film also won awards at the American Black Film Festival for Best Screenplay and Best Actor (Zoe Renee), the Blackstar Film Festival for Best Feature Narrative and Audience Award and at the Roxbury Film Festival for Best Narrative Feature. Orion Classics will release the drama in theaters on November 15th and on VOD and Digital HD on November 16th.

"JINN is a coming of age film that deals with the struggles to find one's true identity amidst familial and religious influences," said Mu'min. "As our media landscape becomes more inclusive and nuanced, this film offers a specific, yet universal story of identity, first love, and shifting family relationships."

JINN was produced by Sweet Potato Pie Production's Avril Z. Speaks (Sophisticated Romance), Morgan's Mark Production's Maya Emelle (Solace) and Arielle Saturne (Wild Oats) and was executive produced by Elton Brand (All Eyez on Me), Angela Harvey (ABC's Station 19), Jason Kampf (BIT X BIT: In Bitcoin We Trust), Mike C. Manning (ABC's Six Degrees of Separation), Shandra L. McDonald (A Cross to Bear, The Last Adam), Amy McGary (Fist Fight, The Terminator), Kristen McGary (Driving Miss Daisy) and Confluential Films' Billy Mulligan (Own's Black Love, Jonathan) and Tommy Oliver (Own's Black Love).

In JINN, Summer (Renee) is a 17-year-old carefree black girl, whose world is turned upside down when her mother, a popular meteorologist named Jade Jennings (Simone Missick), abruptly converts to Islam and becomes a different person, prompting Summer to reevaluate her identity.

Orion Classics recently released Mike P. Nelson's dystopian action thriller The Domestics starring Kate Bosworth (Blue Crush, 21) and Tyler Hoechlin (Everybody Wants Some, MTV's Teen Wolf, CW's Supergirl) and also announced the acquisition of Clara's Ghost starring Abby Elliott (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Chris Elliott (There's Something About Mary), Isidora Goreshter, Haley Joel Osment (The Sixth Sense), Paula Niedert Elliott and Bridey Elliott (Battle of the Sexes), who also wrote and the directed the film.

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