Jonathan Kesselman

JONATHAN KESSELMAN Writer/Director/Producer/ www.thewordwidemediaconspiracy.com-U.S- / Ireland - CURRICULUM VITAE Education: University Of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA MFA in Film Production (2001) University of Colorado, Boulder, CO B.A. in Psychology, Graduated Magna Cum Laude Emphasis: Neuroscience CREDITS LIST FEATURE FILMS “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk” 2nd Unit Director/Writer Feature Film Directed by Ang Lee Sony/Tri-Star Productions (2016) “Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero” Director/Writer Feature Film starring Maz Jobrani and John Heard Winner Austin Film Festival Comedy Vanguard Award and Audience Award Theatrical Release: May 13, 2016 followed by a cable release on Showtime. “Everything is Terrible” Co-Writer/Director Feature film produced by Aimee Schoof and Isen Robbins Starring: Justin Long “The Hebrew Hammer VS Hitler” Writer/Director/Producer Starring: Adam Goldberg and Judy Greer https://vimeo.com/- “On The One Road” (2016) Co-writer (with Mark Doherty)/Director Northern Ireland Screen Producer: Chris Martin “Pandalerium” (2016) Writer Disney XD Feature Film “The Hebrew Hammer” Writer/Director (Strand Releasing - Theatrical, Comedy Central - Television, Paramount Home Video – DVD; 2003, Official Selection Of Sundance Film Festival, Seattle Intl., Montreal Just For Laughs, Jerusalem Film Festival, etc. “Odd Todd” Writer Paramount Pictures, co-written with Todd Rosenberg, 2008 Producer: Mike Karz. Live action film based on http://www.oddtodd.com/toons.html “Abe Gilman’s Ending” Adaptation of Glenn Frank’s Award Winning Novel. Elliott Gould and Martin Landau formerly attached to star “Cartoon: The Cartoon!” Written for Producer Chris Wedge – ‘Horton Hears A Who,” “Ice Age,” etc, Blue Sky/Fox Animation, 2008) “The Orbit Of Bob” Writer (Nickelodeon 2007) “The Collegiate” Writer (Sleeping Giant, Re-write, 2008) “Typical American Twenty-Something,” Writer (Fox Searchlight, Re-Write, 2003) TELEVISION Gander (2019-Ongoing) Series Showrunner (Director, Producer, Writer, Line Producer) Research-based and Presenter-led sketch comedy show, starring some of the world’s biggest comics, including: Russell Peters, Lewis Black, Jay Mohr, Rachel Dratch, Oscar Nunez, Jason Byrne, and David McSavage). WWE Entertainment (2013) Writer (Wrote weekly TV shows RAW and Smackdown, Long Term Storylines, New Characters, Vignettes and Sketches) ‘Grow’ (2011 – ½ Hour TV Pilot) Director/Executive Producer. Written by Paul Mastroianni Starring: Jamie Hector (‘The Wire’), Fran Kranz (‘Dollhouse’), Dale Dickey (‘Winter’s Bone’), Ashley Bell (‘The Last Exorcism’), Michael J. Willett (‘The United States Of Tara’), Denise Grayson (‘The Social Network’) ‘Big In The ‘80s!’ (Canwest/Global TV, 2010) Writer, EP Starring Dave Foley and Kevin McDonald of Kids In The Hall. Executive Produced with Foley and McDonald, Starring and Written by Dave Foley and Kevin McDonald “Wainy Days: The Sublet” (My Damn Channel) Director Starring David Wain, Joe Lo Truglio, Alexie Gilmore, Michael Panes Created By: David Wain Produced By: Jonathan Stern Winner of Webby for Best Comedy series on the web http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NFo7BwDcRo ‘Backwash’ (Sony Crackle, 2010) Consulting Producer Starring: Josh Malina, Michael Panes, Michael Ian Black, Jon Hamm, Sara Silverman, John Cho, Hank Azaria, David Wain, Noah Emmerich, Joe Lo Truglio, Jeffrey Ross, “On The Streets with Jonathan Kesselman” Director, Writer, Producer (2009) http://www.mnn.com/mnntv/on-the-streets?page=1 Also featured weekly on ‘The Huffington Post’ ‘DNA Dan’ Animated TV Pilot, Writer (Disney Channel, 2008) ‘2007 MTV Movie Awards’ (Writing and Directing consultant, Movie awards 2007) ‘Working Stiff’ TV Pilot, Writer (Sony Pictures television, 2005) ‘Comedy Central’s Last Laugh 2005’ (Writer, Consultant) ‘Comedy Central’s Last Laugh 2004’ (Writer, Consultant) COMMERCIAL ‘For Better Chats’ – Renault 7 Stings for The Late, Late Show – Ireland’s most watched TV program Director August 2019 Agency: Publicis ‘Breakdown’ – Irish Rail National Irish Commercial Director July 2015 Agency: Publicis ‘Drenched’ – Irish Rail National Irish Commercial Director July 2015 Agency: Publicis ‘Sick’ – Irish Rail National Irish Commercial Director July 2015 Agency: Publicis ‘Bitter Bean’ Director June 2014 National TV spot for Red Mango’s Iced Coffee rollout ‘Fall’ Writer/Director Commercial for Red Mango Frozen Yogurt, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxSg_8x_rqI Campaign Creation/Copywriter/Commercial Director Red Mango Frozen Yogurt COO Daniel Kim- ‘Sports Are Hard. This Is Harder.’ Creative/Director/Producer, 2012 Opening Film for The Mr. Olympia 2012 Las Vegas, NY. https://vimeo.com/- ‘Forward Looking Forward’ Director/Producer, 2011 Documentary for The Jewish Daily Forward Featuring: Tony Kushner, Daniel Libeskind, Ayelet Waldman, Michael Feinstein, Adam Goldberg, Mark Oppenheimer, Nathaniel Popper, David Margolick, Ruth Andrew Ellenson, Samuel Norich, Jane Eisner, and others… https://vimeo.com/- ‘M&F Live’ Creator/Producer/Writer Online component for Muscle & Fitness Magazine M&F Live ‘Nintendo Week’ Director 9/2011-5/2012 ½ HOUR Branded Entertainment content for Nintendo Wii “People For The Ethical Treatment Of Ideas.” Med Ad Award Winning Campaign for AgencyRx (Cline, Davis, & Mann) Director: Jonathan Kesselman Producer: Rina Rachman, Jonathan Stern SHORT FILMS ‘Realistic Black Mirror’ (Commissioned by Funnyordie.com/FOD Exclusive) Director, Producer Written by Rob Kutner Starring: Henry Zebrowski, Adam Pally, Angelina Spicer, Deirdre Devin, Dean Jacobson ‘Sexy Daddy’ (Commissioned by Funnyordie.com/FOD Exclusive) Director, Producer Written by Dave Foley and Kevin McDonald (Kids In The Hall) Starring: Dave Foley, Rob Benedict, and Alexie Gilmore ‘American Exxxpose: Roasted: America Under The Influence’ (Commissioned by Funnyordie.com/FOD Exclusive) Writer/Director, 2011 Starring: Max Casella (‘Boardwalk Empire’), Kevin Breznahan (‘Winter’s Bone’), Matt Ballard (‘Role Models’), David Deblinger, Michael Panes (‘We Bought a Zoo’) Producers: Jonathan Kesselman, Pyong Yim https://vimeo.com/- “Arts & Crafts” Director, 2011 Starring Josh Cooke & Rob Benedict Funnyordie.com exclusive https://vimeo.com/- COPYWRITING ‘The Future Is Not Just A Game’ Copywriter – Created Brand Manifesto for the America East Athletic Conference SME Branding, 2013 PODCAST ‘Ridiculous Honesty With David McSavage’ (2020) Producer ‘The S.S. Christmas’ (2019) 90 Minute scripted podcast for Gen-Z Media ‘True Stories!’ (2013) Co-Created and written with Kevin McDonald Starring: Lewis Black, Richard Kind, Kevin McDonald, Mark McKinney MUSIC VIDEO The Love Tailors ‘Casie’ https://www.facebook.com/Thelovetailorsmusic/ The Churchills - “I’m A Sucker For A Girl In Uniform” (Director/Concept), (www.thechurchills.net), 2006 ADDITIONAL/MISC. Humor Columnist Suicide Girls http://www.theworldwidemediaconspiracy.com/articles-and-blogs.html Essayist ‘Walking In My Father’s Footsteps’ 5 Part Series for The Forward Winner 2009 Simon Rockower Award, 2009 Ippie Award Consultant ‘The Drawn Together Movie; The Movie!’ (2010) Comedy Central/Paramount Home Video TEACHING EXPERIENCE Adjunct Professor at Yale University: Class: Writing comedy for Film and Television (2007, 2008) Lecturer at Griffith College, Dublin Classes: Major Projects, Directing/Production 1 and 2 - Adjunct Professor at Cal State University, Northridge Classes: Directing -), Comedy Writing (2018) Lecturer at Los Angeles Film School, LA, CA Class: Production 1 -), Introduction to Film Production, Production For New Media (I developed this course curriculum as well) Adjunct Professor at The School Of Visual Arts Screenwriting Professor for Live Action Short Film Program (2014) Directing/Production Lecturer at Pulse College, Dublin (2019) Screenwriting Lecturer at Royal Holloway, London -)