Recently I’m the writer and a producer of the independent feature drama Around the Sun, described as “intimate and yet deliciously cerebral” by the UK Guardian, and as “very boring” by some guy on Amazon. I’ve also written other features and made a handful of shorts with festival screenings including Aesthetica, Boston Underground, Cinequest, and PÖFF Shorts, among others.
Now a film professor at California College of the Arts, I was the inaugural editorial director of the streaming service Fandor, and I’ve written about cinema and the arts for publications including Film Comment, The New York Times, Screen Slate, and the Village Voice.
Seasonally I've been the managing editor of publications for DocLands and the Mill Valley Film Festival, a screener and juror for other festivals including Camden, Frameline, and SFFILM, and a staffer at San Francisco’s Roxie Theater.
I also curate and host the Vital Signs Film Series at Shapeshifters Cinema in Oakland, as well as occasionally moderating other movie-related panel discussions and Q&As.
jonathan dot kiefer at gmail