Jonathan Hammond (filmmaker)

Jonathan Hammond
Hammond in 2019
Born	Decatur, Illinois, U.S.
Alma mater	Eisenhower High School University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign New York University Tisch School of the Arts
Occupations	Film director film editor screenwriter film producer
Years active	2018–present
Known for	Expect A Miracle: Finding Light in the Darkness of a Pandemic Isabel
Notable work	We All Die Alone
Parent	Belva Gadlage (mother)
Awards	List of Awards
Website	https://jonathanhammond.org/

Jonathan Hammond is an American film director, film editor, screenwriter and film producer known for Expect A Miracle: Finding Light in the Darkness of a Pandemic (2020), Isabel (2018), Kathy (2018) and We All Die Alone (2021). Hammond won the Copper Wing Award for short film directing at the Phoenix Film Festival and received multiple nominations for a Pacific Southwest Emmy Award at National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

Early life

Hammond is the son of Belva Gadlage. A grant recipient from National Endowment for the Arts, he grew up in Decatur, Illinois and attended Eisenhower High School. Hammond studied at University of Illinois and New York University Tisch School of the Arts before relocating to San Diego and later to Los Angeles.

Career

Hammond has cited influences from the works of Steven Spielberg, Alfonso Cuarón, Quentin Tarantino, and Taika Waititi. His film Expect A Miracle depicts San Diego's handle on AIDS in the 1980s, a time where sexual orientation towards the same gender was confined. Hammond was a panelist at San Diego Comic-Con and compared being selected to screen his film Kathy there as exciting as having an Emmy nomination. He was a judge for the Minneapolis 48 Hour Film Project in 2020 and his film Before depicted a dinner party within the COVID-19 Pandemic. Hammond and Jodi Cilley talked about the challenges faced when recruiting talent when turning true local stories into films. Film Threat praised Hammond's film We All Die Alone, scoring it 8 out of 10. Hammond is part of an expanded network of LGBT filmmakers who have influence to project styles of horror.

Filmography

Accolades