2021 Resident Spotlight: Jonathan Kiefer
Bio: Longtime Bay Area dweller Jonathan Kiefer is the screenwriter and associate producer of the independent feature ‘Around the Sun,’ described as “intimate and yet deliciously cerebral” by the UK Guardian, and as “very boring” by someone on Amazon. An alumnus of the Reykjavík International Film Festival Talent Lab, he’s also the writer of several feature scripts and the maker of multiple short films, including two touring festivals now. Jon has served as a juror and program-notes writer for the San Francisco International Film Festival, an editorial advisor for American Zoetrope, and a communications associate at San Francisco’s independent nonprofit Roxie Theater. He was the inaugural editorial director of the international film-streaming service Fandor, and has written about cinema and culture for publications including Bright Wall/Dark Room, the New York Times, SF Weekly, and the Village Voice.
To discover Jonathan’s work prior to the event, you can watch the previous feature he wrote Around the Sun here: https://vimeo.com/279754847 (pw: aroundthesun)
Moderated by: Marjolaine Grappe