"It wasn’t until André Jackson appeared as the older Simba that the story of the formerly lost lion cub turned king really took off. While a veteran of The Lion King, Jackson just recently assumed the mantle of the role and offers a commanding presence."
-from "The Lion King revisit"
~Steve Loucks

Little did screenwriter, Andre Jackson, know that when he wrote about the town of Boley, Oklahoma - one of at least 50 towns in the state that were established by freed slaves in the 19th century and early 20th century, and one of only 13 towns that still exist - that he would win an award for best teleplay pilot at the 2020 Filmmatic Screenwriters Competition, and then later be so embraced by the residents of