Tony Jonick, writer, director, producer, and character actor, was born in Honolulu, Hawai'i and raised in the Fiji Islands, and Sydney, Australia before moving to the U.S. After 20+ years in publishing and graphics, he took a job with Apple, where he began to make short movies for internal use.
He made his first short, Jump Cut, in 2012 with two actor friends and a camera. In 2013 he joined the Scary Cow film co-op in San Francisco, where he has worked with other members on countless films. He has directed and written several short films and music videos, including the award winning Grandmama TlzĂ©deczkanĂ¼ Comes to America (2015), and The Ghosts of Highway 20 (2017), which has shown at San Diego Comic Con & the World Science Fiction con. He is also a location sound recordist, unit stills photographer, and graphic designer.
He has acted in several films, including Memento Mori (2017), E.Z.P.Z. (2016), and Ghost in the Gun (2019). He is a published author, poet, and children's playwright. He lives in Oakland, CA where he and his wife help at Children's Fairyland.
Unique traits: Some wind instruments, some juggling. Graphic designer and layout artist. Ran business for over 20 years, and can squeeze a dime hard.
San Francisco Stories
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Film
(Drama)
Producer, Co-Director, Co-Writer Five intertwining stories that tell the story of San Francisco.
Ghost in the Gun
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Film
by Chenopis/Andrew Chen (Adventure and Fantasy)
Actor, Co-Producer A man is ambushed by bandits, and he tries to take revenge. But the gun he finds wants its own revenge..
The Initiation
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Film
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Zombies of The Bible
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Film
Camera and Electrical Department
Sign of the Times
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Video
by Scotty Cornfield (Comedy and Drama)
Producer A homeless man who writes clever signs is discovered as an outsider artist.
Amber the Hammer
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Film
(Action and Comedy)
Costumes, Props, Stunt Double Amber the Hammer is living in the shadow of the hero she used to mentor, Girl 1. Amber takes on a powerful foe to find redemption.
Soap & Shadows
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Film
Actor
Jacob + Malika
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Film
Actor
Memento Mori
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Film
Actor
Rest Stop
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Film
by Reel Freedom Films/Dana Moe (Action and Drama)
Co-Producer, Actor Based on the Stephen King Short story, an author hears something he shouldn't at a roadside rest stop.
InstaFriends
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Film
Actor
Whorehouse Adventure
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Film
Sound department
The Ghosts of Highway 20
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Film
(Fantasy and Horror)
Writer, Director, Co-Producer, Post production A mysterious man is driving to a rendezvous with a musician at the crossroads.
D for Docs
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Film
Sound department
Pulse
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Film
Miscellaneous Crew
Wasp-Men from Mars!
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Film
Camera and Electrical Department
The Singing Bones
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Film
Actor
The Foreign Film
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Film
Actor
Rory
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Film
Actor
The Last Sentence
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Film
Sound department
Uber Mom
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Film
Sound department
Making the Mah Jongg Game
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Film
Miscellaneous Crew
The Mah Jongg Game
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Film
Miscellaneous Crew
Overhead
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Film
Camera and Electrical Department
E.Z.P.Z.
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Film
Actor
Focus
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Film
Actor
Guilt
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Film
Sound department
Practice
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Film
Sound department
Grandmama Tlzédeczkanü Comes to America
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Film
(Comedy and Fantasy)
Writer, Director, Producer, Post In the late 1880s young Vashkeska must make the journey with her family to America. Along the way she must best supernatural forces.
My Life as a Sock
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Film
Director
Scallywags
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Film
Costume and Wardrobe Department
As Seen on TV!
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Film
Art director
The Less Said
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Film
Sound department
Good Luck Today
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Film
(Comedy and Fantasy)
Producer Dan must give the most important business presentation of his life. Only one person stands in his way...
Check Out
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Film
Producer
Jump Cut
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Film
Producer
Magic Camera
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Film
Miscellaneous Crew
Crime Wave
Actor