Writer/Director Jerry LaMothe To Direct Bounce TV ‘s Saints & SinnersPosted by Wilson Morales
January 13, 2016
Writer, director and indie filmmaker, Jerry LaMothe has been tapped to direct Bounce TV’s first ever one-hour scripted drama, “Saints & Sinners.”
Currently in production in and around Atlanta, GA, the 8-episode series will center around the pursuit of power, intertwined with deceit, greed, corruption and murder – all set against the backdrop of a large southern church. Saints & Sinners will be seen Sunday nights at 9:00 p.m. (ET) starting March 6.
Starring in the show are Vanessa Bell Calloway, Clifton Powell, Gloria Reuben, Keith Robinson, Christian Keyes, Richard Lawson, Jasmine Burke JD Williams, and Afemo Omilami.
Greater Hope Baptist Church is the heartbeat of Cypress, GA a southern town outside Atlanta which evolved into a city over the years. The church began as a 10-member congregation when the Civil Rights Movement was at its height and being young, black and alone at night was a hazard of circumstance. As times changed, the congregation grew and so did its influence in Cypress. When a violent murder rocks the community, the church that holds the secrets of the entire town is at risk of imploding. For it seems at Greater Hope, only God and the Devil can tell the difference between a saint and a sinner.
LaMothe will direct the pilot, plus two episodes. The Brooklyn born /Atlanta based filmmaker wrote, directed and produced the indie film Blackout starring Zoe Saldana, Jeffrey Wright, Melvin Van Peebles, Saul Reubinek, Jamie Hector and Michael B. Jordan.
A 2013 NJ Arts Fellowship recipient and 2012-14 ABC/DGA Directing program finalist; LaMothe’s credits also include “Amour Infinity,” “Nora’s Hair Salon,” which starred Jenifer Lewis, Tamala Jones, Tatayana Ali , Bobby Brown and the late Whitney Houston, and “The Tombs.”
He recently directed the short film “Taking Chance,” Executive produced by Jamie Hector (The Wire, Bosch) and currently developing his next feature film entitled “A Good Son,” tentatively scheduled to begin production in Atlanta this fall.
Lamothe is repped by Christopher Young and Tay Smith at the J Pervis Talent Agency in Atlanta, Georgia.
