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RATED WORLD PREMIERE:

Coming Soon….

Abby Ryder Fortson To Star In John Fortson’s ‘Rated’ Dramedy Film

https://deadline.com/2025/03/abby-ryder-fortson-rated-dramedy-film-1236351364

DEADLINE: Netflix’s Scooby-Doo Live-Action Series Casts Abby Ryder Fortson as Velma

https://deadline.com/2026/03/netflix-scooby-doo-series-cast-shaggy-velma-fred-1236759331

THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: Dale Dickey is Finally an Emmy Nominee….

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/dale-dickey-emmy-widows-bay-dress-designer-1236665067

DEADLINE: ‘Dog Day Afternoon’ Rounds Out Broadway Cast: Spencer Garrett

https://deadline.com/2026/02/dog-day-afternoon-broadway-cast-1236692033

CINEMAFEMME: SUNDANCE: Director John Fortson/Matt Fagerholm

https://cinemafemme.com/2026/01/28/sundancing-on-my-own-my-four-extraordinary-days-in-park-city

THE OKLAHOMAN: Cast and Crew Film Upcoming Movie “RATED” in the OKC 

https://www.oklahoman.com/picture-gallery/entertainment/2025/02/07/cast-and-crew-work-on-the-upcoming-movie-rated-in-the-okc-area-photos/78308781007

THE OKLAHOMAN: RATED the Feature Film: Oklahoma’s Film Industry Has Experienced a Blockbuster Surge

https://www.oklahoman.com/story/entertainment/2025/02/09/filmed-in-oklahoma-law-brings-millions-economic-impact/78304131007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z114036p002150c002150e1157xxv114036d–58–b–58–&gca-ft=224&gca-ds=sophi

DEADLINE: Abby Ryder Fortson to Star in John Fortson’s RATED Dramedy

https://deadline.com/2025/03/abby-ryder-fortson-rated-dramedy-film-1236351364

CINEMA EXPRESS: Abby Ryder Fortson Onboard John Fortson’s RATED

https://www.cinemaexpress.com/english/news/2025/Mar/27/abby-ryder-fortson-onboard-john-fortsons-rated

ROGER EBERT: Quiet Revolutionary: Abby Ryder Fortson on Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret

https://www.rogerebert.com/interviews/quietly-revolutionary-abby-ryder-fortson-and-kelly-fremon-craig-on-are-you-there-god-its-me-margaret

INDIE-OUTLOOK: John Fortson, Christie Lynn Smith and Abby Ryder Fortson on RATED

John Fortson, Christie Lynn Smith and Abby Ryder Fortson on “Rated”

WE ARE MOVING STORIES: HollyShorts and RATED the Award Winning Short Film by John Fortson

http://www.wearemovingstories.com/we-are-moving-stories-films/2016/6/21/palm-springs-short-film-fest-rated

LIFE SHE HAS: Indie Filmmaker John Fortson Talks “RATED”, A Funny Story About Compassion

https://lifeshehas.com/indie-filmmaker-john-fortson-talks-rated-a-funny-story-about-compassion/

MHCHRONICLES: RATED! A New and Terrific Short Film!

RATED! A New and Terrific Short Film!

PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: RATED

https://www.psfilmfest.org/2016-shortfest-archive/short-film-archive-2016/rated

MINTERDIAL: The Art of StoryTelling With Purpose With John Fortson

The Art of Storytelling With Purpose with John Fortson, Writer and Director of Rated (MDE230)

ARBERDEEN NEWS: What if People Were “RATED” Fortson Wonders In Film

The Art of Storytelling With Purpose with John Fortson, Writer and Director of Rated (MDE230)

THE HINDU: John Fortson Talks About His Short Film RATED

https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/john-fortson-chats-about-rated/article31415272.ece

AWARDS DAILY: Savannah Film Festival Announces It’s Winners: RATED

SCAD’s Savannah Film Fest Announces its Winners

VARIETY: Savannah Film Fest Prizes: RATED

https://variety.com/2016/film/festivals/savannah-film-festival-2016-like-cotton-twines-1201903633

ROGER EBERT: RATED 

https://www.rogerebert.com/features/thumbnails-41220

VARIETY: Hawaii’s Big Island Film Festival Announces 2016 Winners

https://variety.com/2016/film/awards/hawaiis-big-island-film-festival-announces-2016-winners-1201788077/