January • 2024
Extremely professional, responsive, and created an excellent piece of content! I would love to work again with Jonathan.
Jonathan K.
Miami, FL, USA
1 review$800 - $2800 / Day
About
Jonathan David Kane is a filmmaker and artist whose work focuses a lens on stories from the Caribbean, Latin America, and the American South. He has directed, edited, lensed and produced a wide variety of stylistic media for influential brands, leading institutions, and broadcast networks that has been released on streaming platforms such as Netflix, MAX, Criterion Channel and National Geographic as well as exhibited at film festivals, museums, and performing arts venues worldwide including Sundance, SXSW, Berlinale, TIFF, Brooklyn Museum, Perez Art Museum Miami, and New World Symphony. In 2015, JDK founded Kismet - a Miami-based cohort of filmmakers, moving image artists, and creative technicians. Since its founding, Kismet projects have garnered numerous awards including an Emmy, a Webby, and the Golden Bear at the 2020 Berlinale Film Fest. Kismet maintains quick strike capabilities across the South Eastern United States, the Caribbean and Latin America.
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5.0 Produced for Glimmer Studios
Airbnb Miami Experience Shoot
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Papa Machete
"Papa Machete" is a glimpse into the life of Alfred Avril, an aging subsistence farmer who lives in the hills of Jacmel, Haiti. He also happens to be a master of the mysterious martial art of Haitian machete fencing, also known as Tire Machèt. Teaching about the practical and spiritual value of the machete—which is both a weapon and a farmer’s key to survival—Avril provides a bridge between his country’s traditional past and its troubled present.
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T
A film that is a manifestation of grief, anger and the spiritual power of creativity. Directed by Keisha Rae Witherspoon, T is the recipient of the Golden Bear for Best Short Film 2020 at Berlin International Film Festival.
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Faith & Fight
Faith & Fight: FAMU Athletes Advocate for Change is a short documentary that lends a platform to the players on the Rattlers football team directly to speak on the issues at their university they believe are impacting their student athlete experience. This is the story of FAMU football, the team's ability to speak out for what is right, and their fight for the respect and support they deserve as elite student athletes at the #1 public HBCU in America.
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Jimmy Butler Making Minivan Moves In Miami | JIMMYVAN
Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler is known as one of the most interesting men in the NBA simply because he doesn't fit the mold of a typical star player. Sure he gets buckets like any NBA superstar but he's also country music lover, and avid driver of his Toyota Sienna minivan. Jimmy pulled up in his #Sienna to grab his tight-knit crew in one car so they can head out in search of the perfect spot to relax in Miami. Check out what they get up to in #JimmyVan, presented by @toyotausa. #LetsGoPlaces
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In Song: Arturo Chacon Cruz
There’s a saying tenor Arturo Chacón-Cruz often returns to: Singing is like laundry for the soul. All the mess we have inside — the memories, the pain, the heartbreak — is cleansed by the simple act of lifting one’s voice in song. Check out "In Song," winner of the 2022 Webby People’s Voice Award for Best Music Video Series and Channel: sfopera.com/insong
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