Juanita (2019 film)
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by Sheila Williams
- Stephanie Allain
- Jason Michael Berman
- Mel Jones
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| Directed by | Clark Johnson |
| Written by | Roderick Spencer |
| Based on | Dancing on the Edge of the Roof by Sheila Williams |
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| Cinematography | Luc Montpellier |
| Edited by | Cindy Mollo |
| Music by | Kevin Lax |
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| Distributed by | Netflix |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Juanita is a 2019 American drama film directed by Clark Johnson and adapted from a screenplay by Roderick M. Spencer, based upon the novel Dancing on the Edge of the Roof by Sheila Williams. Starring Alfre Woodard and Adam Beach, with Ashlie Atkinson, Sam Hennings, Blair Underwood, and LaTanya Richardson Jackson in supporting roles, it was released on March 8, 2019, by Netflix.
Fed up with her life, a Columbus, Ohio woman leaves behind her adult children and her dead-end job taking care of patients at a nursing home and takes a Greyhound bus to Butte, Montana, where she reinvents herself and meets an interesting cast of characters at a French-cuisine restaurant.
Cast
- Alfre Woodard as Juanita
- Adam Beach as Jess
- Ashlie Atkinson as Peaches
- Sam Hennings as Drew
- Blair Underwood as Himself
- LaTanya Richardson Jackson as Kay-Rita
- Marcus Henderson as Randy
- Elaine Miles as Mountain
- Taborah Johnson as Passenger out West
- Tsulan Cooper as Mary
- Bonnie Johnson as Ms. Berman
- Jordan Nia Elizabeth as Bertie
- Acoryé White as Rashawn
- Brian K. Landis as the Bus Driver
- Joseph Yates as Carl
- Kat Smith as Mignon
- Michael Harding as Nick
- Barry Ratcliffe as Charlie
Production
In April 2017, it was announced Woodard, Beach, Blair Underwood, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Marcus Henderson, Ashlie Atkinson, Tsulan Cooper, and Kat Smith, had joined the cast of the film, with Johnson directing from a screenplay by Roderick M. Spencer, based upon the novel by Sheila Williams. Stephanie Allain, Mel Jones and Jason Michael Berman produced the film under their Homegrown Pictures and Mandalay Pictures banners, respectively.[1][2] Spencer is the husband of Alfre Woodard.[3][4]
Filming
Principal photography began in April 2017, in Virginia.[5][6][7]