Shawn Wayne Jones
- Additional Crew
- Writer
- Art Department
Born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, Shawn Wayne Jones is an
award-winning screenwriter, who in 2005 formed the production company,
Maverick FiVe23 Films as a production banner for a feature length
documentary film that began shooting in April of that year about young
men who were paralyzed while playing high school football in Texas. In
a 2003 high school playoff game between Austin Westlake and San Antonio
Madison, Shawn witnessed standout Madison defensive back, David Edwards
suffer a life changing spinal cord injury after colliding with a
Westlake receiver. Shawn, himself a former San Antonio Madison
defensive back, through media accounts, followed David's journey over
the next year and was so moved by David's amazing positive attitude and
the generous support offered by the Westlake community, David's Madison
community, and corporate support offered by KB Homes among others,
coupled with the emergence of a new spinal cord injury organization
formed only a few months prior to David's injury called Gridiron
Heroes; made him realize this story was more than worthy of being told
on film. David Edwards' injury was also witnessed by "Friday Night
Lights" director, Peter Berg, who was shooting footage and doing
research for "FNL" that fall prior to principal photography. David was
Peter Berg's inspiration behind creating the "Friday Night Lights" TV
series, which premiered on NBC in the fall of 2006.