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J.W. Kitson(I)

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J. W. Kitson (John Smith) is a veteran educator with nearly thirty years of experience in both his local school district and Kent State University. He has spent the vast majority of his career teaching at the middle school and junior high grades, and he holds two master's degree in education. He has spent numerous years traveling to various conferences to present information relevant to education and technology. He is also the winner of several distinguished awards for his academic and community activities. An award-winning author and film producer, he was one of the co-producers for the documentary: Gateway to Hope: Overcoming Heroin (an Official Selection by the International Christian Film and Music Festival in 2019); co-producer for Gretchen's Lock, Unwavering, and Beast of Our Fathers; and now his award-winning novel Song of the Tree Frogs is slated for release in 2020 as a feature film. It was selected as "Best Trailer" by the International Christian Film and Music Festival, as well as being nominated as "Most Inspirational Movie of the Year." J. W. Kitson resides in the historic city of East Liverpool, Ohio with his amazing and beautiful wife (Connie), his beautiful and talented daughter (Madison). They also have a very talented "adopted son" (Matthew), who appears on two books covers (People from the Lake and the new edition to Song of the Tree Frogs (released in 2020)). Madison and Matthew are both models. Movie trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoFVCpr1vGU (on YouTube at "Song of the Tree Frogs Official Trailer")
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    Known for

    Matthew Ketchum, Cameron McKendry, Erich Schuett, and Mark Henne in Song of the Tree Frogs (2020)
    Song of the Tree Frogs
    5.6
    • Producer
    • 2020
    Love One Another (2021)
    Love One Another
    • Producer
    • 2021
    Pakob Jarernpone in Beast of Our Fathers (2019)
    Beast of Our Fathers
    3.6
    • Producer
    • 2019
    An Angelic Christmas (2022)
    An Angelic Christmas
    7.9
    • Producer
    • 2022

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    Producer



    • An Angelic Christmas (2022)
      An Angelic Christmas
      7.9
      • associate producer
      • 2022
    • Love One Another (2021)
      Love One Another
      • producer
      • 2021
    • Matthew Ketchum, Cameron McKendry, Erich Schuett, and Mark Henne in Song of the Tree Frogs (2020)
      Song of the Tree Frogs
      5.6
      • producer
      • 2020
    • Unwavering (2020)
      Unwavering
      5.7
      • co-producer
      • 2020
    • Pakob Jarernpone in Beast of Our Fathers (2019)
      Beast of Our Fathers
      3.6
      • producer
      • 2019
    • Gateway to Hope: Overcoming Heroin (2018)
      Gateway to Hope: Overcoming Heroin
      3.3
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2018
    • Gretchen's Lock (2016)
      Gretchen's Lock
      3.2
      Short
      • co-producer
      • 2016

    Actor



    • Ted Emporellis and Angela Cole in Angel Mine (2023)
      Angel Mine
      6.3
      • Conductor
      • 2023
    • Richard Phillis and Debbie Scaletta in Unforgettable Memories (2022)
      Unforgettable Memories
      Short
      • Orderly 2
      • 2022
    • Unwavering (2020)
      Unwavering
      5.7
      • Dan (as John Smith)
      • 2020

    Additional Crew



    • Daisy
      • craft services, production assistant
      • Completed
      • Short
    • Chocolate for Christmas
      • production assistant
      • Post-production
      • TV Movie

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    • Alternative name
      • John Smith
    • Spouse
      • ConnieJuly 25, 1998 - present (2 children)

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      • J. W. Kitson

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