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Jonathan Wysocki
Jonathan Wysocki (born November 13, 1976) is an American writer, director and producer of independent films. He is known for his feature film Dramarama (2020), and for his award winning short films A Doll's Eyes (2016), Adjust-A-Dream (2014) and Alibi Nation (2015). He worked as a producer on the features films The Hammer (2007) and Thrasher Road (2018).

Early life and education
Wysocki was born and raised in Escondido, California. He graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1998, and went on to complete an MFA in Film Production at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. While completing his film degree, Wysocki wrote and directed two award winning short films, The Way Station (2004) and The Vessel Pitches (2005).

Career
Wysocki and his feature film project "All Fall Down" were selected for the Sundance Institute's Annual Screenwriters Lab in 2008, and Directors Lab in 2009.

His latest short, A Doll's Eyes, screened at more than 50 film festivals and was translated into eight languages. In this short documentary, Wysocki explores his experience with queer shame through the lens of a childhood obsession with the 1979 movie, Jaws.

In addition to writing and directing his own films, Wysocki has worked as as a producer on the feature films The Hammer (2007) and Thrasher Road (2018), and as a feature programmer for the Los Angeles Film Festival. He is an advisor at Sundance Co//ab. Wysocki teaches Film Studies and XX studies at Chapman University, Occidental College and Cal State Long Beach.

Filmography

 * Dramarama (2020)
 * A Doll's Eyes (2016) (documentary short film)
 * Alibi Nation (2015) (short film)
 * Adjust-A-Dream (2014) (short film)
 * The Vessel Pitches (2005) (short film)
 * The Way Station (2004) (short film)

Awards and nominations
A Doll's Eyes
 * Sundance Film Institute's Lynn Auerbach Screenwriting Fellowship
 * Sundance Screenwriter's Lab Fellow
 * Sundance Director's Lab Fellow
 * Berlinale Talent Campus Alumnus
 * Film Independent Project Involve Fellow
 * Stanley Kramer Award
 * James Bridges Award
 * Annenberg Grant


 * Busan Cinephile Award, Busan International Short Film Festival

Adjust-A-Dream (3 more awards according to website)


 * Best comedy short, Worldfest-Houston International Film Festival

Alibi Nation


 * Best short suspense/thriller, Worldfest-Houston International Film Festival

The Vessel Pitches


 * Eastman Kodak Crystal Vision Award

The Way Station


 * Best student short, DeadCENTER Film Festival