Five projects focusing on the American West including HOODIE have been selected to enter the IF/Then pitch competition sponsored by Tribeca Film Institute at Big Sky Documentary Film Festival. The pitch will take place at UC Theater on the University of Montana Campus in Missoula, Montana from 3:00 pm – 5:00 …
Cinema student Jon Ayon takes home first prize for his film SOMBRAS, which he produced in Johnny’s documentary thesis class at SFSU. The film was selected out of over 1000 entries to play during the prestigious Sundance Film Festival, where it won over a juried panel for its exemplary craft …
Johnny’s two films about gay parenting got two thumbs up in the most recent issue of Reproductive Biomedicine and Society Online. In an article titled ‘Documenting gay dads: Seven documentaries about gay fatherhood in North America,’ reproductive sociologist Linda Layne calls Beyond Conception “excellent” and Daddy & Papa “beautifully crafted …
