Jonathan Aubrie Lewis is an award-winning filmmaker who has been a professional director and writer for the past eight years.
His most recent film, “Sojourn,” (Vimeo Staff Pick) is an intimate exploration of Black male identity. It has screened at the Atlanta Film Festival, Austin Film Festival, Raindance, Holly Shorts and most notably, The National Museum of African American History & Culture, a part of the Smithsonian African American Film Festival. “Sojourn,” also participated in Amazon Prime’s “All Voices Film Festival and is currently streaming on Amazon Prime.
In 2020, Jonathan was selected to pitch new projects to a wide range of industry producers at Tribeca Film Festival’s “Tribeca N.O.W. Creators Market.” Jonathan has also had success in the commercial world as well, directing four short documentaries for Target and Black Love Inc., called HBCU Love.
His work has been featured in Rolling Stones, DIY Magazine, THE LINE of BEST FIT and several other online publications. He has crafted visuals for Grammy nominee, Serpentwithfeet, 5x Grammy Award winner Lalah Hathaway and several other recording artists.
At Jonathan's core, he is rooted in the stripped-down raw fundamentals of storytelling; always stimulating the mind of the viewer- challenging them to step beyond their boundaries into his visual escapade. Because of this personal mandate, he has developed a reputation of creating bold visuals, interlaced with thought provoking story.
Jonathan is currently developing a socially charged dance experimental film entitled, "We are THE BEAT." (Ask for pitch deck/script)
