
Jon King
Director
Screenwriter.
South West
About Me:
Website:
jon-king.co.uk
My Work and Credits:
Same Face Different Lens (2025)
About:
Jack and Ben are twins -- Jack an aid worker in Gaza, Ben a film student in London. Though they share the same Jewish blood, they share widely differing views when it comes to the Middle East. 'Same Face Different Lens' -- one truth, two perspectives, everything on the line...
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~