Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures Acquires Global Media Rights to “GHOST BOYS” Novel

GHOST BOYS is a heartbreaking and powerful story about a black boy killed by a white cop, making connections through history, from award-winning author Parker Rhodes Jewelry. GHOST BOYS tells the story of Twelve-year-old Jerome who is shot by a policeman who takes his toy gun to be a real threat. As a ghost, Jerome observes the devastation that has been unleashed on his family and community following what they consider to be an unjust and brutal murder. See you soon Jerome meets another ghost: Emmett Till, a boy from a very different era but under similar circumstances. Emmett helps Jerome understand what happened, on a journey to recognize how historical racism may have led to the events that ended his life. Jérôme also meets Sarah, the policeman’s daughter, who is grappling with her father’s actions. Author Parker Rhodes Jewelry skillfully weaves historical and socio-political layers into a gripping and poignant story about how children and families cope with the complexities of today’s world, and how a boy learns to understand American blackness in the aftermath of his own death .

Global media rights for GHOST BOYS were acquired by ESMPHead of Acquisitions, Chris Charalambous, who will oversee the project with ESMPExecutive Vice President of Production and Content Matthew Signer and Executive Producers Byron Allen, Carolyn Folks, and Jennifer lucas. The development and production of the film GHOST BOYS will be done in collaboration with independent producers Amy Baer (LAST VEGAS, BRIAN BANKS, MARIE SHELLEY) and Michael besman (ABOUT SCHMIDT, SEVEN YEARS IN TIBET, BOUNCE). Baer’s partner, Chris Ceccotti, will serve as executive producer. The project is currently at the disposal of the writers to adapt it to the scenario.

“I first heard about GHOST BOYS from my daughter, who was reading it for a class assignment, and I was immediately intrigued by the story and the topic,” said Byron Allen, Founder / Chairman / CEO of Allen Media Group. “GHOST BOYS is simply a brilliant book, and we at Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures are extremely passionate about sharing this phenomenal story with the world.”

“Producer Amy Baer and I are delighted to be working with by Byron Allen company, “said producer Michael Besman.” We are thrilled with Byron’s passion for this great job. “

“I am delighted by Byron Allen The cinema division will create an inspiring feature film to allow us to be more empathetic and to ‘bear witness’ against social injustice, ”said the author of GHOST BOYS. Parker Rhodes Jewelry. “Protecting the innocence and humanity of all children is paramount. I’m not surprised that it was an incredible youth, Mr. Allen’s daughter, who helped advocate for GHOST BOYS to become a movie. delighted and humbled to have GHOST BOYS adapted and transformed into new life. “

About Allen Media Group / Entertainment Studios
President and CEO Byron Allen based Allen Media Group / Entertainment Studios in 1993. Based in Los Angeles, she has offices in new York, Chicago, Atlanta, and Raleigh. Allen Media Group owns 25 ABC-NBC-CBS-FOX affiliated television channels in 19 U.S. markets and twelve 24-hour HD television networks serving nearly 180 million subscribers: THE WEATHER CHANNEL, ANIMALS.TV, COMEDIE.TV, RECIPE.TV, CARS.TV, ES.TV, MYDESTINATION.TV, JUSTICE CENTRAL.TV, THEGRIO.TV, THIS TV, LOCAL TV NOW, and PATTERN. Allen Media Group will add its thirteenth network, THE WEATHER CHANNEL IN SPANISH in 2021. Allen Media Group also owns LOCAL NOW and THE GRIO free–AVOD streaming services, powered by THE WEATHER CHANNEL and content partners, who provide real-time, hyper-local information on weather, traffic, sports and lifestyle. Allen Media Group also produces, distributes and sells advertising for 68 television shows, making it one of the largest independent producers / distributors of first-run syndicated television shows for television stations. Allen Media Group International Television continues to expand its brand image and content worldwide. He currently has active license agreements and programming in South Africa, The United Arab Emirates, Australia, The Bahamas, Canada and New Zealand. With a library of over 5,000 hours of content across multiple genres, Allen Media Group delivers video content to television stations, cable television networks, mobile devices, multimedia platforms and the World Wide Web. Our mission is to deliver great programming to our viewers, online users and Fortune 500 advertising partners.

Entertainment Studios Movies is a full-service motion picture distribution company specializing in mass market commercial content. ESMP released the highest-grossing independent film of 2017, the shark thriller 47 METERS DOWN, which brought in more than $ 44.3 million. In 2018, ESMP also released the critically acclaimed and commercially successful Western. HOSTILES, the historical mystery thriller CHAPPAQUIDDICK and the rest of 47 METERS DOWN, 47 METERS DOWN: NO CAGE. The digital distribution unit of Entertainment Studios Movies, Freestyle digital media, is a leading multiplatform distributor with direct partnerships across all major cable, digital and streaming platforms. Capitalizing on a robust infrastructure, a proven track record and a seasoned sales team, Freestyle digital media is a real hotbed for independent films.

In 2016, Allen Media Group purchased The Grio, a highly rated digital video-centric community news platform dedicated to providing African Americans with compelling stories and perspectives currently under-represented in existing national media. The Grio offers aggregated and original video packages, news articles and opinion pieces on topics such as breaking news, politics, health, business and entertainment. Originally launched in 2009, the platform was later purchased by NBC News in 2010. The digital platform remains focused on curating exciting digital content and currently has over 100 million annual visitors.

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