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Ian Johnston(II)

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  • Director
  • Producer
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Ian Johnston (II) is a journalist, author and Emmy-nominated TV writer. An entertainment writer for The Daily News in the 1990s, Johnston would go on to co-create The Comedy Network series Liography, starring Leslie Nielsen. He founded the production company Cell Phone Cinema in 2014 with Iris Johnston. A Cell Phone Cinema production, Quick Thoughts About Rainbows won the 2019 Canadian International Comedy Film Festival award for Best Shorty. Ian lives in Toronto.
BornJune 26, 1968
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    • Known for

    Seplophobia (2015)
    Seplophobia
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2015
    Eight Mississippis (2015)
    Eight Mississippis
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2015
    Rock of Ages (2023)
    Rock of Ages
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2023
    Duncan from Dartmouth (2023)
    Duncan from Dartmouth
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2023

    Credits

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    Writer

    • Some Guy Goes to A Party (2026)
      Some Guy Goes to A Party
      Short
      • writer
      • 2026
    • The Box, the Con, and the Handsomest Man in Fandom (2025)
      The Box, the Con, and the Handsomest Man in Fandom
      Short
      • writer
      • 2025
    • Duncan from Dartmouth (2023)
      Duncan from Dartmouth
      Short
      • writer
      • 2023
    • Just Saying... (2023)
      Just Saying...
      Short
      • writer
      • 2023
    • Rock of Ages (2023)
      Rock of Ages
      Short
      • writer
      • 2023
    • Unmovated (2023)
      Unmovated
      Short
      • writer
      • 2023
    • Great Moments in Movie Comedy (2022)
      Great Moments in Movie Comedy
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2022
    • Ian Johnston in My Fat Old TV: A Break-Up Story (2020)
      My Fat Old TV: A Break-Up Story
      Short
      • writer
      • 2020
    • Flip Trippin' (2020)
      Flip Trippin'
      Video
      • Writer
      • 2020
    • My Brain Is Bigger: The Rise and Fall of Elektro the Smoking Robot (2019)
      My Brain Is Bigger: The Rise and Fall of Elektro the Smoking Robot
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2019
    • Last Call on Queen West (2019)
      Last Call on Queen West
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2019
    • Conspiracy Condos (2019)
      Conspiracy Condos
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2019
    • Hitler's Parking Lot (2019)
      Hitler's Parking Lot
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2019
    • Kittens Versus Ball (Versus Metaphysics) (2019)
      Kittens Versus Ball (Versus Metaphysics)
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2019
    • Quick Thoughts About Rainbows (2019)
      Quick Thoughts About Rainbows
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2019

    Director

    • Some Guy Goes to A Party (2026)
      Some Guy Goes to A Party
      Short
      • director
      • 2026
    • The Box, the Con, and the Handsomest Man in Fandom (2025)
      The Box, the Con, and the Handsomest Man in Fandom
      Short
      • director
      • 2025
    • Duncan from Dartmouth (2023)
      Duncan from Dartmouth
      Short
      • director
      • 2023
    • Just Saying... (2023)
      Just Saying...
      Short
      • director
      • 2023
    • Rock of Ages (2023)
      Rock of Ages
      Short
      • director
      • 2023
    • Unmovated (2023)
      Unmovated
      Short
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Great Moments in Movie Comedy (2022)
      Great Moments in Movie Comedy
      Short
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Ian Johnston in My Fat Old TV: A Break-Up Story (2020)
      My Fat Old TV: A Break-Up Story
      Short
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Flip Trippin' (2020)
      Flip Trippin'
      Video
      • Director
      • 2020
    • My Brain Is Bigger: The Rise and Fall of Elektro the Smoking Robot (2019)
      My Brain Is Bigger: The Rise and Fall of Elektro the Smoking Robot
      Short
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Conspiracy Condos (2019)
      Conspiracy Condos
      Short
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Hitler's Parking Lot (2019)
      Hitler's Parking Lot
      Short
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Quick Thoughts About Rainbows (2019)
      Quick Thoughts About Rainbows
      Short
      • Director
      • 2019
    • How To Carve A Pumpkin (2018)
      How To Carve A Pumpkin
      Short
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Texan Sunday Morning (2018)
      Texan Sunday Morning
      Short
      • Director
      • 2018

    Producer

    • The Box, the Con, and the Handsomest Man in Fandom (2025)
      The Box, the Con, and the Handsomest Man in Fandom
      Short
      • producer
      • 2025
    • Duncan from Dartmouth (2023)
      Duncan from Dartmouth
      Short
      • co-producer
      • 2023
    • Just Saying... (2023)
      Just Saying...
      Short
      • producer
      • 2023
    • Rock of Ages (2023)
      Rock of Ages
      Short
      • producer
      • 2023
    • Unmovated (2023)
      Unmovated
      Short
      • producer
      • 2023
    • Great Moments in Movie Comedy (2022)
      Great Moments in Movie Comedy
      Short
      • producer
      • 2022
    • Ian Johnston in My Fat Old TV: A Break-Up Story (2020)
      My Fat Old TV: A Break-Up Story
      Short
      • producer
      • 2020
    • Flip Trippin' (2020)
      Flip Trippin'
      Video
      • producer
      • 2020
    • Last Call on Queen West (2019)
      Last Call on Queen West
      Short
      • co-producer
      • 2019
    • Hitler's Parking Lot (2019)
      Hitler's Parking Lot
      Short
      • producer
      • 2019
    • Kittens Versus Ball (Versus Metaphysics) (2019)
      Kittens Versus Ball (Versus Metaphysics)
      Short
      • co-producer
      • producer
      • 2019
    • Quick Thoughts About Rainbows (2019)
      Quick Thoughts About Rainbows
      Short
      • producer
      • 2019
    • How To Carve A Pumpkin (2018)
      How To Carve A Pumpkin
      Short
      • producer
      • 2018
    • Texan Sunday Morning (2018)
      Texan Sunday Morning
      Short
      • producer
      • 2018
    • Ghost Squirrel (2017)
      Ghost Squirrel
      Short
      • producer
      • 2017

    Personal details

    • Born
      • June 26, 1968

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Former TV critic Johnston is co-creator of the mockumentary series, Liography (2001), with Leslie Nielsen.

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