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Hope comes to a South Memphis neighborhood that has struggled with basic resources. It takes the unlikely form of a climbing gym, where Jarmond Johnson and others experience different outcomes on the wall.
Glen has spent his professional career running a creative agency, emotion studios. Every now and again, they turn him loose to pursue his passion as a filmmaker. This has found him dreaming up or directing countless marketing and advertising campaigns for the household names in Silicon Valley. While the work has taken him around the world and into many different cultures, at the heart of it, he’s always in pursuit of finding the uniquely human story that moves us all.
Director Statement
I’ve been a climber for many years and came across Memphis Rox and knew that I needed to experience it in person. When the opportunity arose to craft a story with them, I jumped at it. This project was such an honor. Memphis Rox embraced our small team and treated us like family. I feel graced to have gotten to work with the amazing people there and to now be part of the Rox family.
2025 brought a devastating occurrence that has changed the trajectory of our film. and of the entire Rox community. Jarmond Johnson the film's main subject and a deeply loved figure in the Memphis Rox community was shot and killed on June 29th while doing the work he loved, serving the people he loved. The whole community has been rocked by it, but has responded with resilience and positive action. Our greatest hope for Your Last Best is that it will inspire people to visit and become ongoing supporters of Rox and all that it brings to the community of South Memphis. It is truly an extraordinary place filled with extraordinary people!
- Year2024
- Runtime17:28
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- DirectorGlen Janssens
- ScreenwriterGlen Janssens, Chuchun Tao
- ProducerJennie Sarkodie, Paul Lundahl, Glen Janssens, Annie Lundgren
- EditorChuchun Tao
Hope comes to a South Memphis neighborhood that has struggled with basic resources. It takes the unlikely form of a climbing gym, where Jarmond Johnson and others experience different outcomes on the wall.
Glen has spent his professional career running a creative agency, emotion studios. Every now and again, they turn him loose to pursue his passion as a filmmaker. This has found him dreaming up or directing countless marketing and advertising campaigns for the household names in Silicon Valley. While the work has taken him around the world and into many different cultures, at the heart of it, he’s always in pursuit of finding the uniquely human story that moves us all.
Director Statement
I’ve been a climber for many years and came across Memphis Rox and knew that I needed to experience it in person. When the opportunity arose to craft a story with them, I jumped at it. This project was such an honor. Memphis Rox embraced our small team and treated us like family. I feel graced to have gotten to work with the amazing people there and to now be part of the Rox family.
2025 brought a devastating occurrence that has changed the trajectory of our film. and of the entire Rox community. Jarmond Johnson the film's main subject and a deeply loved figure in the Memphis Rox community was shot and killed on June 29th while doing the work he loved, serving the people he loved. The whole community has been rocked by it, but has responded with resilience and positive action. Our greatest hope for Your Last Best is that it will inspire people to visit and become ongoing supporters of Rox and all that it brings to the community of South Memphis. It is truly an extraordinary place filled with extraordinary people!
- Year2024
- Runtime17:28
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- DirectorGlen Janssens
- ScreenwriterGlen Janssens, Chuchun Tao
- ProducerJennie Sarkodie, Paul Lundahl, Glen Janssens, Annie Lundgren
- EditorChuchun Tao
