NOW PLAYING IN US THEATRES. AVAILABLE ON DIGITAL IN NOVEMBER 2024.

KING OF KINGS

| 2024 – 99′ –  Documentary, Biopic, History. A France/US Co Production.
Written by: Harriet Marin Jones, Giles Gardner, Michel Fessler.
Directed by: Harriet Marin Jones.
Official selections Chicago International Film Festival 2023, Atlanta Film Festival 2023, San Diego International Film Festival 2024.
Official Selection TAFFF 2023.
In English and in French with English subtitles.
A Freestyle Digital Media release. |

Director Harriet Marin Jones takes an in-depth look at the life and legacy of her grandfather, Edward Jones, a charismatic African-American who rose to the heights of financial and political prominence in Depression-era Chicago, to become one of the richest men in America, before falling into complete oblivion. Building a multi-million-dollar empire as the brains and brawn behind “Policy” — the illegal numbers racket and precursor of today’s state lottery — the “Policy King” went head-to-head with Al Capone’s “Outfit”, while hobnobbing with celebrated artists like Josephine Baker, Frida Kahlo and Duke Ellington. Edward Jones shaped the destiny of a city, yet could not escape the color of his skin in America. In exploring her own family roots with many Chicagoans who knew him (including composer Quincy Jones, the film’s executive producer), the filmmaker uncovers yet another dazzling forgotten episode in Black American History.