John J.A. Jannone | Projects
Music, Animation & Film
Person Woman Man Camera TV
Trailer: Person Woman Man Camera TV, 2022. Producer, composer, location sound, VFX.
Person Woman Man Camera TV (producer, composer, location sound, VFX) is a tragicomedy about romance, race, and remembering; cutting between the first day and the last day of an interracial couple’s 7-year relationship. Starring James L. Ward and Estelle Bajou, the film was shot in quarantine during the fall of 2020, in the midst of the Covid-19 crisis with a cast of two and a crew of three. Directed by Niav Conty and written in collaboration with the actors. The film premiered at the 2022 CINEQUEST Film & Creativity Festival and is an official selection of the Harlem International Film Festival.
Post-production sill from Person Woman Man Camera TV
Small Time
Trailer: Small Time, 2020. Producer, Composer.
Available on Amazon Prime, AppleTV, and Google Play
“the best of what American independent filmmaking has to offer – in spirit and vision,”
— Oren Moverman
Every frame carries wonder and dread… [Small Time] is worthy of our finest humanist directors.
— David Edelstein
The Small Time feature film premiered at the CINEQUEST Film & Creativity Festival in March, 2020 where it won the Audience Award for Best Feature. It won the Jury Award for Best Feature at the Centre Film Festival, as well as the Jury Awards for Best Director (Niav Conty) and Best Acting (Audrey Grace Marshall) at the Centre Film Festival. It won Best Narrative Feature at the Rockport Film Festival and the Spirit of Freedom Award at the Bahamas International Film Festival. Director Niav Conty was awarded the New Filmmakers Forum (NFF) Emerging Director Award at the St. Louis Film Festival.
Against a backdrop of rural poverty and opioid addiction, a young girl with a disabled mother finds strength, friendship, and a way of being in the world.
Joy Ride
Joy Ride, 2017. Producer, Composer
Emma doesn’t see her mom much. One visit goes awry when her mom’s dealer boyfriend takes her for a ride. Can Emma retain her innocence?
http://niavconty.wixsite.com/joy-ride
Poster by Jess Fredrick.