I’ve got a slew of interesting artists and filmmakers coming up on The Express and we kick things off with Jon Matthews. A graduate of NYU film school, Jon’s latest project is a documentary that seeks to both unify and inspire. In “Psalms: The Making Of An Album” Jon is planning on bringing together a group of Jewish Appalachians and Jewish Ugandans to record an album together.
This is a concept that’s eye-opening in breaking regional stereotypes but also aims to get to the root of our cultural roots. There is currently a kickstarter campaign to help finance the film and the recording of the album. Jon tells us how a series of chance meetings and a love of his home-state of West Virginia inspired this unique endeavor.
Jon’s made a previous documentary about his family as well as an NYU film starring James Franco, Whoopi Goldberg and Olivia Wilde. Utilizing his successes, Jon’s career is now broadening into the world of screenwriting and commercial directing. In this interview, Jon tells how all of these skills intersect. And we’ve even got some tips on networking. If you’re looking to write your first script or make your first film, this is a very valuable listen. Enjoy:
The Kickstarter for Psalms can be found here:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1058569683/psalms-the-making-of-an-album
More information about the Surviving Cliffside documentary can be found here:
http://www.survivingcliffside.com/
As mentioned in the show, here’s a link to Kin Ship Goods:
Jon’s IMDB:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4586881/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
You can find Jon online here:
twitter.com/jonmatthewswv
https://www.facebook.com/jonmatthewswv
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