May • 2019
Jonathan is creative, well organized and fun to work with. Great product delivered on time.
Jonathan K.
Milwaukee, WI, USA
8 reviews$300 - $600 / Day
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Hi, I'm Jonathan. I’m a videographer who believes that stories can make the world better. With a decade of professional experience, I’d love to make something special with you. I was born and raised in Milwaukee, am an alum of UW-Madison in Poli Sci and doc|UWM, and interned with Al Jazeera's Fault Lines. I was a videographer/producer in DC, NY, ND, and WI with More Perfect Union, Al Jazeera Arabic, Human Rights Campaign, TruStage, AJ+, The Guardian, Fusion, Frontline, Voces de la Frontera, PBS Newshour, the CIR, VOA, and ImagineMKE. I was the videographer at Mil Rep, and work with The Washington Park Media Center. In NYC I was the Senior Producer and DP/Editor of The Laura Flanders Show, and Production Coordinator of the Kennedy Center Honors. My film team and I are finishing up our feature doc, The Sacred and The Snake. When I'm free, I enjoy times with family, friends, and the outdoors. I look forward to making some magic with you. Thanks for stopping by! J
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September • 2022
Jonathan was great! Such a pleasure working with him. Will definitely work with him again!
October • 2024
Jonathan was great to work with. Looking forward to the next one!
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The Resistance to Trump's Wisconsin Visit: Voces de La Frontera
I made this in solidarity with Voces de la Frontera, a grassroots immigrants' rights, human rights, and education organization in Milwaukee WI. When #45 visited Wisconsin and fundraised for Republicans, and broke ground at Foxconn, I followed Voces instead of him. This is from the resistance perspective. It was picked up by The Laura Flanders Show in New York City. Role: Shooter/Producer/Editor
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A Special Report From #StandingRock: Part I
Part 1 of our field reports from the Očhéthi Šakówiŋ, or Seven Council Fires Community, at #StandingRock in Cannonball, North Dakota. Representatives from over 200 nations have travelled to #StandingRock to defend their right to clean water, and more, to preserve their sovereignty against a state that has illegally decided to take this land. They are protectors, not protesters.
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Voces De La Frontera - 2019 Gala / Year in Review Video
Milwaukee, WI. This was made with the grassroots organizing group Voces De La Frontera and screened at their yearly Gala fundraiser event with members, the community, and elected officials including the Governor and Lieutenant Governor, Tony Evers and Mandela Barnes. It's a year recap mixed in with a current story about Milwaukee Police working with ICE to separate families, and the Voces organizing at the hearings to put an end Milwaukee Police working with and aiding ICE.
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The People's Revolution at the DNC - What Mainstream Media Didn't Show You
A convergence of progressive movements in Philadelphia. This highlights the actions and voices mainstream media ignored and silenced at the Democratic National Convention. Dispatch from the outside where thousands gathered in protest, and the inside the Wells Fargo center - the host of the DNC, where hundreds walked out in protest and occupied the media tent. The Dems were obviously not unified.
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RISE with Standing Rock
There's a revolution happening in Standing Rock, at the Oceti Sakowin camp, and across the country. Hundreds of indigenous nations and 6,000 people have travelled to the community in an unprecedented act of solidarity. Catalyzed by the fight against Dakota Access Pipeline, Native American tribes are protecting their water, and their sovereignty in the face of a colonization. This is camp from Sept
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The Thin Blue Wave
The 2024 Presidential election is in full swing and Milwaukee is at the center of it. This film chronicles the election season this summer. We follow people as the Republican National Convention comes to town, and Kamala Harris drops in for a visit. Local workers, organizers, and protesters speak about the convention, the city, the election, and the effects policies will have on labor and community. A Liminal Films and Washington Park Media Center Production
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Camera
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- Sony a7rV
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Editing
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