“I think this story has so much promise,” explained Jordan who took on the role as King. “A loving bright future got ripped away from this family out of nowhere.”

It’s this very sentiment that encouraged Jordan to change his approach to the relationships in his own life.

“Sometimes we forget, in our day-to-day struggle or our day-to-day journey or that day-to-day grind, the importance of time and how precious it is,” he expressed. “Spend time with the people that you love and you care about and make sure they feel it because tomorrow isn’t promised. It made me go back to my own personal life and my own relationships and family and friends to make sure that I loved them a bit harder [to] make them feel it when I’m around. That’s what I took away from this story.”

A Journal For Jordan will be available exclusively in theaters on Christmas Day.

Dana Canedy