Jonathan Hammond (filmmaker)

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Jonathan Hammond
Jonathan Hammond at San Diego Film Awards 2019 (cropped).jpg
Hammond in 2019
Born
Decatur, Illinois, U.S.
Alma mater
Occupations
  • Film director
  • film editor
  • screenwriter
  • film producer
Years active2018–present
Known for
ParentBelva Gadlage (mother)
Awards List of Awards
Website https://jonathanhammond.org/

Jonathan Hammond is an American film director, film editor, screenwriter and film producer who directed the films Expect A Miracle: Finding Light in the Darkness of a Pandemic (2020), Isabel (2018), Kathy (2018) and We All Die Alone (2021). Hammond won the Copper Wing Award for short film directing at the Phoenix Film Festival and received multiple nominations for a Pacific Southwest Emmy Award at National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

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Early life

Hammond is the son of Belva Gadlage. [1] A grant recipient from National Endowment for the Arts, [2] he grew up in Decatur, Illinois [3] and attended Eisenhower High School. [1] Hammond studied at University of Illinois and New York University Tisch School of the Arts before relocating to San Diego [4] [5] and later to Los Angeles. [2]

Career

Hammond has cited influences from the works of Steven Spielberg, Alfonso Cuarón, Quentin Tarantino, and Taika Waititi. [6] His film Expect A Miracle depicts San Diego's handle on AIDS in the 1980s, a time where sexual orientation towards the same gender was confined. [7] Hammond was a panelist at San Diego Comic-Con and compared being selected to screen his film Kathy there as exciting as having an Emmy nomination. [8] [9] He was a judge for the Minneapolis 48 Hour Film Project in 2020 and his film Before depicted a dinner party within the COVID-19 pandemic. [10] [11] Hammond and Jodi Cilley talked about the challenges faced when recruiting talent when turning true local stories into films. [12] Film Threat praised Hammond's film We All Die Alone , scoring it 8 out of 10. [13] Hammond is part of an expanded network of LGBT filmmakers who have influence to project styles of horror. [14]

Filmography

YearTitleDirectorWriterProducerEditor
2018 Kathy YesCo-writerYesNo
IsabelYesCo-writerYesYes
2020Expect a Miracle: Finding Light in the Darkness of a PandemicYesYesYesYes
2021 We All Die Alone YesCo-writerExecutiveNo
2022Some Like It Hot [15] YesCo-writerNo—

Accolades

EventYearAwardFilmResultRef.
Burbank International Film Festival 2022Best LGBTQ Short Film We All Die Alone Won [16]
GI Film Festival San Diego 2022Local Choice AwardWe All Die AloneWon [17]
Best Local Narrative ShortNominated
Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema 2022Indie Spirit AwardWe All Die AloneWon
Best Short FilmNominated
Best Director – Short FilmNominated
Best Screenplay – Short FilmNominated
Oceanside International Film Festival 2022Best Narrative Short FilmWe All Die AloneNominated
Phoenix Film Festival 2022Copper Wing Award – Best LGBTQIA+ Directed ShortWe All Die AloneWon [18]
National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences 2021 Pacific Southwest Emmy Award Expect A Miracle: Finding Light in the Darkness of a PandemicNominated [19]
2019Pacific Southwest Emmy AwardIsabelNominated [20]

Kathy

Kathy
Directed byJonathan Hammond
Written by
  • Jonathan Hammond
  • Ryan Roach
Produced by
  • Susan Davis
  • Jonathan Hammond
  • Ryan Roach
Starring
CinematographyAiden Keltner
Edited byJonathan Hammond
Music byJonathan Hammond
Production
company
Grooveko
Distributed by Alter
Release date
  • October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09)
Running time
17 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$10,000

Kathy is a 2018 horror short film directed by Jonathan Hammond and written by Hammond and Ryan Roach. The film stars Samantha Ginn, Cristyn Chandler, Suzana Norberg, Frank DiPalermo and Jared Sarvis.

Plot

Frankie's mother and her friends enjoy an afternoon prayer circle and exorcism.

Cast

Production

The film was made in San Diego. The story was originally written as non-fiction about a gay local writer's early life within his strict, faithful family. It was then redrafted as a horror film, taking place in the 1980s. [22] Hammond mentioned being influenced on inspecting important topics of interest to come up with characters of a different degree. [23]

Release

Kathy screened at Horrible Imaginings Film Festival, [24] [25] [26] Catalina Film Festival, [27] Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival, [22] FilmOut San Diego Film Festival, [28] [29] Indie Short Fest, [30] San Diego Film Week [31] and IndieX Film Fest. [32] It was distributed by Alter. [33]

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