JANE AND EMMA

Jane Manning James didn’t want to go back to Nauvoo; constantly searching for a place to belong, she never felt quite at home in the City Beautiful. But God had other plans for Jane. One fateful summer night in 1844, she returns to Nauvoo to discover that the Prophet Joseph Smith has been murdered. His widow Emma, Jane’s former employer, fears that a mob will come in the night and steal his body. Worried about Emma’s fragile emotional state, Jane decides to stay and help keep watch. Over the course of the night, these two very different women—one Black and one white—struggle with questions of faith and acceptance, ultimately laying the foundation for a lifelong friendship.

Featuring a knock-out performance by rising star Danielle Deadwyler as Jane, the film opened in Utah cinemas in October 2018 and proceeded to play in select cities across the US and Canada. It’s now available to own! If you live near a Deseret Book, you can pick up your copy of JANE AND EMMA in person. You can also order the Blu-ray or DVD from either DeseretBook.com or on Amazon. If you’re like me and like your movies in the cloud, you can find the film on iTunes or Google Play. While we would of course love for you to buy the film, it is available to stream for subscribers on Amazon Prime.

Check out the trailer: