Jonas Durnell
Jonas Riley Durnell (born November 22, 2006) is an American film director, writer, cinematographer, editor, composer, producer and actor. He grew up moving back and forth between Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Warsaw, Indiana. During this time, Durnell would sketch comics, short stories, and even novellas. His mother, a graphic designer, and his father, a musician, encouraged his artistic spirit. In November of 2016, he created a YouTube channel entitled JonasDuder, where he created short video content until May of 2019. Durnell went on to direct his first short film, 'Detective Andrew: Da Movie', which premiered on July 5, 2020. Durnell attended Canterbury High School in 2021, where he joined the school's 'Arts Academy'. Over the next several years, he completed three short films for the program: 'Jump Across', 'The Weird Weekend' and 'The Fracture'. In the summer of 2024, he wrote, directed, edited and shot his first feature film: the noir-drama 'Dressed For Crime'. Durnell was then admitted into the School of Filmmaking at University of North Carolina School of the Arts in 2025. That year, he turned out the original short films 'Biophilia', 'Last Summer', and 'Absence', as well as his UNCSA fall short film 'Frisbee in the Rain'.
Dressed For Crime
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Dressed For Crime
(Sound Editor)
Dressed For Crime
(Continuity)
Dressed For Crime
(Art Direction)
Dressed For Crime
(Editor)
Dressed For Crime
(Director of Photography)
Dressed For Crime
(Executive Producer)
Biophilia
(Director)
Detective Andrew: Da Movie
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Detective Andrew: Da Movie
(Editor)
Detective Andrew: Da Movie
(Director of Photography)
Detective Andrew: Da Movie
(Writer)
Biophilia
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Biophilia
(Director of Photography)
Biophilia
(Editor)
Dressed For Crime
(Production Coordinator)
Dressed For Crime
(Original Music Composer)
Dressed For Crime
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Dressed For Crime
(Costume Supervisor)
The Fracture
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The Fracture
(Director of Photography)
The Fracture
(Writer)
The Fracture
(Main Title Theme Composer)
Absence
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Absence
(Director of Photography)
Absence
(Editor)
Absence
(Original Music Composer)
Frisbee in the Rain
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Frisbee in the Rain
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Frisbee in the Rain
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Frisbee in the Rain
(Sound Recordist)
Frisbee in the Rain
(Director of Photography)
The Fracture
(Editor)
Last Summer
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Last Summer
(Director of Photography)
Last Summer
(Original Music Composer)
Last Summer
(Sound)
Last Summer
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