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J. P. Johnston
A Film Screenplay Written by J. P. Johnston
Based on a True Story
Set in 1858, three years before the U.S. Civil War.
When two U.S. Marshals kidnap runaway slave John Price from the streets of Oberlin, Ohio, Price’s friend Charles Langston, the first black man admitted to college in the U.S., rallies the townspeople to take up arms and free Price by force.
"Oberlin" is the town in northwest Ohio which is the home of Oberlin College and the location of the heroes of "the Oberlin-Wellington rescue" of John Price in 1858.
Think "Twelve Years a Slave" meets "Django Unchained." Like wildly profitable breakthrough film "Sound of Freedom" it is both a true story and a rescue story, with cultural relevance.
We are interested in John Boyega to play Charles Langston ("Finn" in the Star Wars Trilogy). We contacted his agent and Bodega was interested in the role but wanted to see it funded first. We also Adam Driver (Kylo Ren in the Star Wars Trilogy), and Mark Wahlburg (Father Stu, Transformers), and Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger Things).
The Producers of "OBERLIN" are reaching out to Accredited Investors for funding in exchange for a percentage of profit (Accredited investors are investors who sign a legal document).
Pray for us as we bring this amazing true story to theaters! Help us honor the heroes of the "Oberlin-Wellington rescue" of 1858; specifically, Charles Langston, the first black man admitted to college in the U.S., who spearheaded the courageous rescue of John Price and the other captives. This story has so much relevance for the racism our culture struggles with today. Help us make "OBERLIN" a powerful cinematic contribution to the cultural conversation on racism and racial redemption.
Some of the rescuers of John Price in the "Oberlin-Wellington Rescue of 1858." Charles Langston, the first black man admitted to college in the United States, spearheaded the rescue of John Price. He is pictured above holding his hat over his chest.
OBERLIN...
How Have We Not Heard This Story?
Winner of 30 Screenplay Awards So Far (6-2024)
Some of these images are taken during the concept trailer filmed in Atlanta, Georgia, in February of 2023.
To the right and below are several noteworthy awards we have won so far. Many of these awards were First Place awards, Finalists, or Semi-Finalists. Two of these festivals are Academy-Award qualifying film festivals!
Photograph: the famous Finney Chapel on the campus of Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio, where our story's protagonists were kindled with the fire of abolition and rescue under the influence of America's greatest revivalist, Charles Grandison Finney. Oberlin College was the first college in the U.S. to admit both a black man, and a woman - the protagonists in our story.
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