BIOGRAPHY:
Jonathan Goetzman (Writer/Director/Producer) directs, writes, and produces films that explore generational trauma, family bonds, and preserving memory through grief. Being raised in an Israeli (Moroccan/Tunisian) and American household, Jonathan has always put his unique perspective on the world into his short films, music videos, and commercial experience. His last short film, THE LIGHTNING MAN, won many awards across the globe and was a film that captured the spirit of the Jewish identity and the multi-generational trauma that comes with it.
Jonathan has worked as an assistant on many feature films for Directors such as Joel Coen, Paul Thomas Anderson, Steven Spielberg, David O'Russel, Olivia Wilde, and the Russo Brothers. When he's not working on film, he pursues his love for theater and specifically for his theater debut, SUNBREAK. Jonathan is simultaneously working in pre-production on REPEAT THE TRACK, which he is directing as his first feature-length film.
EDUCATION / TRAINING:
Chapman University Film Production Major in Directing BFA
Cameron Watson Acting Studio