Jonathan
World Premiere

Jonathan

Spotlight Narrative
| USA | 100 MINUTES | English
Drama, Science Fiction, First Time Filmmaker
Jonathan (Ansel Elgort) lives a mundane life. He goes to work. He eats alone. He plays video games, and he swaps video messages daily with John, with whom he shares a modest apartment. The lives of the two are entwined, though not quite in the way it might initially seem. So when John breaks one of the ironclad rules that govern their ordered lives, their structured existence, their increasingly suspicious doctor, and their own individual autonomy threaten to collide.

Jonathan is a smart and original sci-fi drama whose twists and surprises mark the road to self-discovery for its reluctant hero. With supporting turns from Patricia Clarkson and Suki Waterhouse, Elgort’s deeply felt performance grounds Jonathan’s unique condition in a believable way to ask human questions about freedom and identity in the way only the best of the genre can do.

—Mara Webster

Cast & Credits
Directed by
Bill Oliver
Bill Oliver grew up in Birmingham, Alabama, studied photography and anthropology at Princeton, and received an M.F.A. in directing from the American Film Institute. His short films have played at festivals worldwide, including at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, and have won several awards. Jonathan is his first feature.
Director
Bill Oliver
Producer
Randy Manis, Ricky Tollman
Screenwriter
Peter Nickowitz, Bill Oliver, Gregory Davis
Cinematographer
Zach Kuperstein
Composer
Brooke Blair, Will Blair
Editor
Tomas Vengris
Executive Producer
Robert Halmi, Jim Reeve, Neal Dodson
Cast
Ansel Elgort, Suki Waterhouse, Patricia Clarkson

Contacts
International Sales Contact
Nada Cirjanic
Great Point Media
London, WC2E 9DH
Phone: 203 873 0043
ncirjanic@greatpointmedia.com
Print Source
Nada Cirjanic
Great Point Media
London, WC2E 9DH
Phone: 203 873 0043
ncirjanic@greatpointmedia.com
Press Contact
Michelle DiMartino
Falco Ink
New York, New York 10016
Phone: 212 445 7100
michelledimartino@falcoink.com
US Sales Contact
Nick Ogiony
Creative Artists Agency
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Phone: 424 288 2000
filmsales@caa.com
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