SAVANNAH, GA - OCTOBER 29: John Fortson Director RATED wins Jury Award Best Short Film at the 19th Annual Savannah Film Festival presented by SCAD - Day 8 on October 29, 2016 in Savannah, Georgia. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SCAD)

John Fortson starring in the JURY AWARD Best Short, RATED. Directed by John Fortson

 HOLLYWOOD, CA - JUNE 29: (L-R) Actors John Fortson, Abby Ryder Fortson and Christie Lynn Smith arrive at the Los Angeles Premiere of Marvel Studios 'Ant-Man' at Dolby Theatre on June 29, 2015 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Allen Berezovsky/WireImage

Actor John Fortson attends the World Premiere of Marvel's Ant-Man, June 29th, 2015 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, CA.

Actors John Fortson, Christie Lynn Smith, Abby Ryder Fortson and Joshua Fortson attend Safe Kids Day presented by Nationwide at The Lot on April 26, 2015 in West Hollywood, California.

Director/Writer/Actor John Fortson at the 2016 Montclair Film Festival with his film RATED.

Writer/Director/Actor John Fortson with his award winning film RATED at Savannah Film Festival with the stars of his film, his wife Christie Lynn Smith, daughter, Abby Ryder Fortson, son Joshua Fortson. RATED took top honors winning Best Short Film. 2016

Poster for writer/director/actor John Fortson's award winning film RATED. Starring Christie Lynn Smith, RATED has won 19 Awards, 12x Best Short Film, selected by 50+ festivals worldwide. 2016-2017

Writer/Director/Actor John Fortson co-starring in his award winning film RATED with his daughter, Abby Ryder Fortson, and the star of the film, his wife, Christie Lynn Smith. 

Writer/director/actor John Fortson celebrates his film RATED winning top honors at the Savannah Film Festival 2016 with his stars, wife, Christie Lynn Smith and daughter, Abby Ryder Fortson.

Writer/Director/Actor John Fortson with his award winning film RATED at the Savannah Film Festival accompanied by the stars of his film, his wife Christie Lynn Smith, and daughter, Abby Ryder Fortson. RATED took top honors winning Best Short Film. 2016

Writer/Director/Actor John Fortson wins Best Short Film at the Savannah Film Festival for his directorial debut, RATED.