Actor Laurence Fishburne Documentary About Jason Wilson ‘The Cave Of Adullam’ To Have World Premiere At Tribeca; Directed By Laura Checkoway
deadline.comFeature documentary, The Cave of Adullam, is set to world premiere at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival on Monday, June 13. Directed by Academy Award and Emmy nominated filmmaker Laura Checkoway, the film is produced by Laurence Fishburne and Helen Sugland of Cinema Gypsy Productions, Banca Studio’s Roy Bank, and Wavelength’s Founder & CEO Jenifer Westphal and President Joe Plummer.
follows author Jason Wilson and depicts a rarely seen and raw approach of initiating young Black boys into adulthood at his martial arts dojo in inner-city Detroit, aptly called The Cave of Adullam.While using the mantra “it’s easier to raise boys than repair broken men”, Jason’s methodology teaches emotional stability instead of discipline, setting vulnerable children on a new path to become whole adults.
As the film follows four young recruits, all at various crossroads in their lives, Jason guides them into confronting their inner struggles – overcoming issues with anger, anxiety, and past trauma.“Searching for healing has been a through-line in my work and our story is filled with comprehensive teachings, direct solutions and most of all, love,” states Director Laura Checkoway. “I couldn’t be more proud to have worked on this project.”Laurence Fishburne shared, “I’m a Black man in America with two sons, so the work Jason is doing within the four walls of the Cave of Adullam is very personal to me, and it speaks to what my partner Helen Sugland, and our company Cinema Gypsy Productions is all about – – highlighting real accounts of adversity.
We are excited and honored to bring Jason and the boys’ story to the screen.”Jason Wilson, who serves as co-producer on the film, is the author of Battle Cry and Amazon best-seller, Cry Like a Man:
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