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Jelly Roll Morton is a narrative short film about an adolescent musician growing up in a traditional New Orleans Catholic Creole home but he is faced with a decision between what’s expected of him and his musical dreams.

Production Companies: @fordhamstories @chateauxrougecinema

Director: Elroy “EJ” Johnson IV @thedirector_ej
Written By: Elroy “EJ” Johnson IV
Executive Producers: Dickey Comeaux @onesweetspot & Elroy “EJ” Johnson IV
Creative Producer: Carly LeDay @carly_leday

Cast:
Young Jelly Roll: Christopher Charles @itschris.irl
Older Jelly Roll: Malique Ward @youknowmalique
Grandmere: Lyttany Whitley @lyttanyw
Man Outside Bar: Alden Simon @aldencsimon
Woman Outside Bar: Dajah McCallon @90scherrieday
Jazz Musician: Devin El-Amin @devin3lamin

Crew:
Script Supervisor: Abhi Kanagala @akan136
Production Designer: Simone Jackson @simone.sdj
Editors: Carly LeDay @carly_leday & PJ Silva @threadsofpj
Composer: KruellaDeRelle @kruelladerelle
Camera Operator: Cameron Gordon @camxgordon
2nd Assistant Camera Operator: Vinicius Silva @vmpsssss
Boom Operator: Shea Stephens @shea.prophecy.stephens
Grip: Jaylon Boone @jayo.cb
Production Assistant: Noah DeBose @deadly_tacoz
BTS Photo: Destiny Morris @dessthevisionary

Special Thanks:
@nolastoryville
@sideshow_props
@oursacredstories

#jellyrollmorton #blackhistory #jazz #neworleans #creole taken in New Orleans, Louisiana by @fordhamstories

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22 days ago

Ça ki té inspiré @thedirector_ej pou réalizé in kourt pòrtré pou Jelly Roll Morton?

Dan zartik-çila, nou kouri dèriyè kaméra-la é parl ak dokimentaris é fotograf li-minm. Lir tou koté nô plas latwal: joujordi.org

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What inspired @thedirector_ej to produce a short film about Jelly Roll Morton?

In this article, we go behind the camera and speak to the filmmaker himself. Read it all on our website: joujordi.org

Foto par/photos by @thedirector_ej

#louisiana #kourivini #kreyol #louisiane #creole by @fordhamstories

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6 days ago

Some on-screen chemistry just can’t be manufactured @aldencsimon and @90scherrieday proved that in our Jelly Roll Morton short film. Paired with @simone.sdj brilliant vision of the early 20th century, it made for something truly special.

#jellyrollmorton #jellyrollmortonfilm #jazz #neworleansfilm #verticalfilm taken in New Orleans, Louisiana by @fordhamstories

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13 days ago

Meet @youknowmalique who plays the Older Jelly Roll Morton in the short film, Jelly Roll Morton. Watch the full short 🔗 in bio.

#jellyrollmortonfilm #jellyrollmorton #jazz #neworleans taken in New Orleans, Louisiana by @fordhamstories

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15 days ago

The Jelly Roll Morton Short Film premieres tomorrow morning at 9am CT/10am ET across social media be sure to follow @fordhamstories to be ready to watch!

In this clip: Young Jelly Roll @itschris.irl is having a heated discussion with Grandmere @lyttanyw

#jellyrollmortonfilm #creole #shortfilm #neworleans #verticalfilm taken in New Orleans, Louisiana by @fordhamstories

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23 days ago

BTS Photos of Chris Charles who plays the Young Jelly Roll Morton in the upcoming short film, “Jelly Roll Morton”. The iconic New Orleans Jazz legend’s story is coming to a cell phone near you shortly. Be sure to follow @fordhamstories for the release!

#jellyrollmorton #jazz #neworleansjazz #neworleansfilms #jellyrollmortonfilm taken in New Orleans, Louisiana by @fordhamstories

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a month ago

Jelly Roll Morton is truly a pioneer of Jazz. The music was born in New Orleans and grew in the Storyville neighborhood, but someone had to help carry those sounds across the country, and he was one of the first to do it.

Be sure to follow @fordhamstories to watch the short film, Jelly Roll Morton, coming to a cellphone screen near you June 2026! taken in New Orleans, Louisiana by @fordhamstories

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a month ago

It’s the early 1900s. A devout Catholic Creole grandmother waits for her grandson to come home from a late night playing piano in the city’s notorious Storyville neighborhood. A place she knows he has no business being. He believes it’s where his talent belongs.

Jelly Roll Morton is a short vertical film by Elroy “EJ” Johnson IV (@thedirector_ej )coming to a cell phone near you June 2026.

Actors featured in photos:
Young Jelly Roll: @itschris.irl (Christopher Charles)
Grandmere: @lyttanyw Lyttany Whitley taken in New Orleans, Louisana by @fordhamstories

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a month ago

🎬Jelly Roll Morton is a narrative short film about an adolescent growing up in a traditional New Orleans Catholic Creole home but he is faced with a decision between what’s expected of him and his musical dreams.

👉🏾Follow @fordhamstories to view the release of our first verticle short, “Jelly Roll Morton Short.”

Are you ready to see it?

#jellyrollmorton #jazz #blackhistory #neworleans #creole taken in New Orleans, Louisiana by @fordhamstories

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a month ago

Thank you @nolanews for the write up about my work and passion preserving and documenting Black stories and narratives in Louisiana. I am also glad to be in an article alongside @alexwiththefacts and @carly_leday both doing tremendous work in their respective fields to tell and document stories. The culture of Louisiana owes so much to the many known and unknown Black folks whose stories, experiences, and culture fill every part of this state’s landscape.

#blackhistory #neworleans #nolanews #blackculture #louisana taken in New Orleans, Louisiana by @fordhamstories

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3 months ago

From New Orleans to the world, Jelly Roll Morton helped bring the sound of New Orleans to the world. We are telling a piece of that story. Coming soon!

Director/Executive Producer/Writer: @thedirector_ej
Executive Producer: @onesweetspot
Executive Producer/Casting Director/Producer: @carly_leday
Director of Photography: @camxgordon
Starring: @itschris.irl as “Young Jelly Roll”

Production companies: @fordhamstories + @chateauxrougecinema

#jellyroll #jellyrollmorton #jazz #neworleans blackhistory taken in New Orleans, Louisiana by @fordhamstories

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6 months ago

🛑 Watch this 🛑

👉🏾In this powerful conversation, a Black midwife and doula shed light on the painful history of Black enslaved women being exploited as test subjects by Dr. Sims in the name of gynecology.

🔗 in bio to sign up to watch the full three-part series (I’ve Been Waiting) which releases Sept 28!

#healthjustice #medicalresearch #blackhistory #blackhistory365 #blackhistoryfacts #blackwomenstories #shareblackstories #ivebeenwaitingfilm by @fordhamstories

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3 years ago