We were lucky to catch up with Lovie Johnson recently and have shared our conversation below.
Lovie, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. What’s been the most meaningful project you’ve worked on?
I’m all about entertainment but even more so when it comes to meaningful film projects.
The word “ENTERTAIN” means to detain some one so SOMETHING may enter into them.
When you have the ability to capture an audience…that’s a GOD-given gift and what you do with that gift is entirely up to you.
We all have free will to do as we please (within the confines of the law of course) so with that type of influence comes a certain type of responsibility in my personal opinion.
Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.
Lovie is a Nigerian/Seminole/British/Ashkenazi-Jewish Filmmaker, raised an Army brat and having played professional basketball overseas, he developed a unique flavor for storytelling. Lovie first directed music videos, socially conscious/hip reality-shows, and helped develop PSAs for non-profit programs for the homeless youth in the Southeast.
Lovie’s experience as an actor in the stage productions Amistad and For Black Boys along with films such as “Fright Night”, “Debt to Society”, “UTU”, and “The Sounds of War…” contribute to his ability to bring the character to life.
Lovie is producing the feature films “Supernal Darkness”, a psychological action/thriller, and “Sidewalk Baby” an urban/hip hop bi-opic. Current projects in active development are a paranormal/sci-fi action-thriller called “The Blackest Yellow…”, a black western called “The SINS”.
Next on the film slate is a paranormal/action short called “Your 24…” which is Produced, Written, & Directed by Lovie. He will also be co-starring in Greg Hatanaka’s upcoming horror/thriller “Amityville Cop” (October 2021) and Benny Tjandra’s newest action-epic “Prey Of Wrath” which is due out in 2022.
Lovie is committed to create social awareness and positive change through film and television around the areas of child abuse awareness and child sex trafficking plus social-change topics.
Lovie’s training and life experience combine to provide him a unique lens through which he views life. It is this lens which he applies to the discipline of storytelling as a Filmmaker/Actor/Writer/Director…
What’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative in your experience?
For me…the most rewarding aspect of being an artist is the opportunity to create, develop, and bring into fruition my vision.
Learning and unlearning are both critical parts of growth – can you share a story of a time when you had to unlearn a lesson?
A lesson I had to unlearn is pretty simple…and that is to hurry up and wait…
Don’t be afraid to take your time when it comes to bringing your vision to life.
Contact Info:
- Instagram: lovierayjohnsonjr_
- Facebook: Lovie Ray Johnson Jr.
- Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/lovie-johnson-25664b2ab
- Twitter: @see_films
- Youtube: @loviejohnson876
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