John R. Gordon
Encyclopedia
John R Gordon is an Afrocentric
white
male
writer resident in Shepherds Bush, London
, England
.
Gordon script-edited two seasons of Patrik-Ian Polk
's television show Noah's Arc
(2005-6) for the US cable channel Logo
. He wrote two episodes of the second season, and across 2007 co-storylined (with Polk and Q. Allan Brocka
) the spin-off feature-film, subsequently co-writing the screenplay with Polk. The film, Noah's Arc: Jumping The Broom
, was given a limited release in six American cities, where it played to sold-out houses at the end of October 2008 and recouped $500,000 in ticket sales alone. The "Jumping The Broom" script that Gordon and Polk wrote was nominated for an NAACP Image Award, as was the film itself in the Best Independent Feature category. In April 2009 the film won the GLAAD Best (limited release) Feature Film.
His 10-minute short film Souljah - about a gay African former child soldier (B3/Angelica Entertainments 2007), and directed by Rikki Beadle-Blair
is currently doing the rounds of film festivals, having premiered at the London Film Festival
on 30 October 2007.
July 2008 Souljah won the award for Best Short Film at the Rushes Soho Shorts festival. April 2009 it won Best International Short at the Toronto Reelworld Film Festival
. Directed by Rikki Beadle-Blair for Team Angelica Productions produced by Beadle-Blair, Gordon and Carleen Beadle. In 2009 he co-wrote the screenplay for the short film Manali Cream (dir. Navdeep Kandola). In summer 2009 his play Afro-Pik - a play about Black Man Hair was premiered at the Central School of Speech and Drama
summer school. In summer 2010 his short play 'Sloth' premiered at Theatre 503
as part of Golden Delilah's production, '7:1 Beyond Control'.
Gordon was art designer on the feature films 'Fit
', 'KickOff' and 'Bashment
' (all Team Angelica productions).
Afrocentrism
Afrocentrism is cultural ideology mostly limited to the United States, dedicated to the history of Black people a response to global racist attitudes about African people and their historical contributions by revisiting this history with an African cultural and ideological center...
white
White people
White people is a term which usually refers to human beings characterized, at least in part, by the light pigmentation of their skin...
male
Male
Male refers to the biological sex of an organism, or part of an organism, which produces small mobile gametes, called spermatozoa. Each spermatozoon can fuse with a larger female gamete or ovum, in the process of fertilization...
writer resident in Shepherds Bush, London
London
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, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
Gordon script-edited two seasons of Patrik-Ian Polk
Patrik-Ian Polk
Patrik-Ian Polk American film director, producer, screenwriter, singer, and actor. Polk, who is openly homosexual, is noted for his films that explore the LGBT experience and relationships....
's television show Noah's Arc
Noah's Arc (TV series)
Noah's Arc is an American cable television dramedy. The series, which predominantly features gay black and Latino characters, focused on many socially relevant issues, including same sex dating, same-sex marriage, same-sex parenthood, HIV and AIDS awareness, infidelity, promiscuity, homophobia, gay...
(2005-6) for the US cable channel Logo
Logo (TV channel)
Logo is an American digital cable television channel owned by Viacom's MTV Networks division. Launched in June 2005, the channel's programs are geared towards the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community...
. He wrote two episodes of the second season, and across 2007 co-storylined (with Polk and Q. Allan Brocka
Q. Allan Brocka
Quenton Allan Brocka is an award-winning American television and film director based in West Hollywood, California. He has directed and written a number of feature films while creating an animated television series for the Logo cable network...
) the spin-off feature-film, subsequently co-writing the screenplay with Polk. The film, Noah's Arc: Jumping The Broom
Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom
Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom is a 2008 Canadian-American romantic comedy-drama film based on the LOGO television series Noah's Arc. It was released on October 24, 2008 in select theaters and video on demand...
, was given a limited release in six American cities, where it played to sold-out houses at the end of October 2008 and recouped $500,000 in ticket sales alone. The "Jumping The Broom" script that Gordon and Polk wrote was nominated for an NAACP Image Award, as was the film itself in the Best Independent Feature category. In April 2009 the film won the GLAAD Best (limited release) Feature Film.
His 10-minute short film Souljah - about a gay African former child soldier (B3/Angelica Entertainments 2007), and directed by Rikki Beadle-Blair
Rikki Beadle-Blair
Rikki Beadle-Blair was born in July 1961, in Camberwell and raised in Bermondsey, both in south London. He is a British actor, director, screenwriter, playwright, singer, aerobics teacher, designer, choreographer/dancer and songwriter of West Indian origin....
is currently doing the rounds of film festivals, having premiered at the London Film Festival
London Film Festival
The BFI London Film Festival is the UK's largest public film event, screening more than 300 features, documentaries and shorts from almost 50 countries. The festival, , currently in its 54th year, is run every year in the second half of October under the umbrella of the British Film Institute...
on 30 October 2007.
July 2008 Souljah won the award for Best Short Film at the Rushes Soho Shorts festival. April 2009 it won Best International Short at the Toronto Reelworld Film Festival
ReelWorld Film Festival
ReelWorld Film Festival is a five-day film festival held annually in downtown Toronto. The festival screens "features, shorts, documentaries, animation, music videos from the Aboriginal, Asian, Black, Latino, Middle Eastern, South Asian and other multi-racial communities."-History:ReelWorld was...
. Directed by Rikki Beadle-Blair for Team Angelica Productions produced by Beadle-Blair, Gordon and Carleen Beadle. In 2009 he co-wrote the screenplay for the short film Manali Cream (dir. Navdeep Kandola). In summer 2009 his play Afro-Pik - a play about Black Man Hair was premiered at the Central School of Speech and Drama
Central School of Speech and Drama
The Central School of Speech and Drama was founded in London in 1906 by Elsie Fogerty to offer a new form of training in speech and drama for young actors and other students...
summer school. In summer 2010 his short play 'Sloth' premiered at Theatre 503
Theatre 503
Theatre503 is located at 503 Battersea Park Road in Battersea in the London Borough of Wandsworth, above the Latchmere pub. It is a performing arts venue which specialises in new work.-History:...
as part of Golden Delilah's production, '7:1 Beyond Control'.
Gordon was art designer on the feature films 'Fit
Fit
Fit or FIT may refer to:Fitness* Physical fitness, how well a person is suited for physical tasks* FitTV, cable television network about physical fitness* Wii Fit, Nintendo Wii video game about physical fitness...
', 'KickOff' and 'Bashment
Bashment
Bashment may refer to:*another name for dancehall, a type of Jamaican popular music which developed around 1979*a term meaning 'party' in Jamaica, with Sound System that was developed in the late 1940's, also sometimes used to denote a particularly good party...
' (all Team Angelica productions).
Published works
- Black Butterflies (GMP 1993), winner of a New London Writer's Award in 1994
- Skin Deep (GMP 1997)
- Warriors & Outlaws (GMP 2001).
- My Life In Porn: The Bobby Blake Story (Perseus Books 2008, cowritten with Bobby BlakeBobby BlakeBobby Blake is a retired African American pornographic actor best known as a dominant top in gay adult films.- Biography:...
)