Tony Jonick
Biography
Tony Jonick, writer, director, producer and character actor, was born in Honolulu, Hawai'i and raised in the Fiji Islands, and Sydney, Australia before moving to the U.S. He became a filmmaker in 2013, and that year joined the Scary Cow film co-op in San Francisco, where he worked on scores of films. He has directed several short films and music videos, including the award winning Grandmama Tlzédeczkanü Comes to America (2015), and The Ghosts of Highway 20 (2017), shown at San Diego Comic Con & the 2018 World Science Fiction Convention. In 2022 he presented Ghost in the Gun at San Diego Comic Con. San Francisco Stories, made with Phase 4 Films, is his first feature. As a complete filmmaker, he has also worked as a producer, editor, sound designer, and unit stills photographer. He is a published author, poet, and playwright.
Known For & Full Filmography4 Titles
Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • as The Priest
In this Stephen King adapted film, our protagonist Roger Monette hasn't been to church in years, yet he finds himself sitting in a confessional booth telling the priest about a troubling series of events involving his cheating wife's $250,000 embezzlement and a mysterious hitchhiker who claims to be hearing and speech impaired.
Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • as Sammy's Bartender
A world-renowned pianist faces the devastating news that she has progressive hearing loss which will ultimately lead to deafness. This news comes at the same time a new love walks into her life. Will she let her fear of not being able to hear consume her and keep her from exploring this new love? Or will she allow Abigail in so they can deal with the hearing loss together?
Movie - 2021, 2h 15m • as Officiant
Five interlocking stories set in San Francisco. The triumphs and tragedies of people dealing with life's difficulties and discoveries set against this beautiful city in the first quarter of the 21st Century.
Movie - 2019, 2h 15m • as Coyote Gus
A man left for dead in the desert encounters a possessed gun and transforms into a gunslinger bent on avenging his wife's murder, but unbeknownst to him the gun has a vendetta of its own.