A filmmaker through and through, Jonathan entered into the world with a cinematic pedigree. The night he was born, his father rushed to the delivery room from the set of a horror film, still in partial monster makeup. Little wonder the nurses tried redirecting him to the ER. That film went on to be a cult slasher favorite of the early 80's, and by the time Jonathan reached his teens he was making his own movies with his friends. His high school English teacher adjusted her curriculum to allow short films to be turned in as valid homework assignments, since Jonathan’s narrative work and interpretations of literature always had to be visual. She made no secret of her belief that Jonathan was destined to be a filmmaker. These no-frills videos were made mostly with whatever camcorder he could get his hands on, along with an editing station consisting of two old VCR decks craftily connected to a Casio keyboard for adding original music. As a budding director, Jonathan inevitably developed his skills further on the streets of New York City, shooting music videos for local urban artists and short films that captured the essence of the city he loves. One such film, Disconnected, played in the 2005 Tribeca Film Festival as a featured short. These independent film efforts landed more serious opportunities: shooting tour-documentary footage and promotional spots for Atlantic Records, Wyclef Jean and General Motors. It was also in New York City where Jonathan took more of an interest in becoming an “actor’s director” and studied the craft under the tutelage of Robert Modica, who trained such talents as John Turturro and David Duchovny. Jonathan relocated to Los Angeles in 2007 to immerse himself in his film career, co-founding LoneShark Studios with his two creative partners; together, they have redefined the art of collaboration. Armed with an arsenal of feature scripts, a television pilot and a cutting-edge web series written, shot, edited, and scored in-house, LoneShark now embarks on a one-way mission to remind Hollywood that great storytelling always triumphs in the end.
