- Jonathan Pickett is an Emmy-nominated creative producer / director. His documentary work focuses on well-observed stories happening in real time, captured with a sense of intimacy and playfulness.
His work has been released through The New Yorker, GQ Magazine, Documentary+, Short of the Week & Vimeo Staff Picks. His projects have premiered at film festivals like Tribeca, Seattle, Palm Springs & HollyShorts - where his film "Deep in My Heart is a Song" won Best Shot on 16mm Film.
Jonathan’s work has been supported by the Sundance Institute, Sandbox Films, Mountainfilm, Stept Studios, New Filmmakers LA, and DOC NYC. His short documentary "Chicken Stories" won the jury prize for Artistic Vision at Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, after which it was acquired by The New Yorker and selected as a Vimeo Staff Pick.
His forthcoming film "A New Inferno" (co-directed with Nita Blum-Reddick) world premiered at SXSW 2026, and will release this summer with The New York Times Op-Docs.
- IMDb mini biography by: Jonathan Pickett
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