Jon King
Director
Screenwriter.
South West
About Me:
Website:
jon-king.co.uk
My Work and Credits:
When I'm Famous (2024)
About:
Our ultra-NO-budget 'proof of concept' short film WHEN I'M FAMOUS is a gritty, realist view of Britain's disaffected youth as 19-year-old Noah pinball's hard between his dreams of becoming famous and the harsh reality of the Job Centre, winding up homeless in the process...
Photos:
Fun stuff:
Films I wish I had made:
I Daniel Blake, This Is England, Once, Trainspotting, A Hard Day's Night.
I cried watching:
Tottenham lose to Arsenal.
I left the cinema during:
The intermission.
Directors I love:
Ken Loach, Alan Parker, Shane Meadows, Mike Leigh
Actors I admire:
Too many to name.
Writers I Respect:
Paul Laverty, John Carney, loads of others.
My desert island discs:
Everything by The Beatles plus one or two more...
My death row meal:
Fish n Chips - for once I wouldn't need to worry about how unhealthy it was.
The best thing I own:
My glasses ~0-0~