Jon Reiss

Filmmaker, Author, Media Strategist

IFP’s INDEPENDENT FILMMAKER LABS are a year-long mentorship program for first-time filmmakers in post-production on a low-budget feature film. The Labs support new filmmakers through the completion, marketing, and distribution of their debut film, giving them the technical, creative, and strategic tools necessary to launch their films – and their careers.

IFP Filmmaker Lab

8 Above and 8 Above’s founder, pioneering filmmaker and strategist, Jon Reiss has the know-how and network to help you navigate the complex world of film production, distribution and marketing. 


8above

A young spirited woman, Zelma, is determined to conform to the pressures of singing Mythology Sirens in order to be loved, but more she conforms, the more her body resists. A story of inner female rebellion.

My Love Affair with Marriage

The story of a group of 1980s punk artists who started organizing and playing desert shows that later inspired Burning Man, Coachella, and Lollapalooza.

Desolation Center

TYRUS examines the life and work of pioneering Chinese American artist Tyrus Wong. Beginning with his arrival to the immigration detention center at Angel Island in 1919, nine year old Tyrus would overcome a life of poverty, racism, and discrimination to become a renowned painter and Hollywood sketch artist.

Tyrus

A darkly perverse psychological drama about a man who sublimates his life to those around him and the drastic measures he takes in order to regain the illusion of control. A taut character study set in contemporary Los Angeles.

Cleopatra's Second Husband

This is a documentary film about the history of the U.S. rave scene which includes a fantastic soundtrack. Both the film and soundtrack capture the people and the music that shaped the underground subculture around electronic music in America. Featured soundtrack artists include: Moby, Keoki, The Crystal Method, DJ Spooky, Roni Size, Psychic TV, and a host of others.

Better Living Through Circuitry

I teach a course in Artistic Entrepreneurship

CalArts

A history shows graffiti from ancient cave paintings to a contemporary boom in the 1970s.

Bomb It

Jon Reiss and his crew travel to Asia, Australia, the Middle East and beyond, exploring the local graffiti scenes and artists. Follow-up to the groundbreaking street art documentary "Bomb It".