Jon Brick is an award-winning filmmaker with over 25 years of experience in directing, producing, and editing films across diverse platforms, including Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, TUBI, documentary, broadcast TV, branded content, and nonprofit sectors. His most recent project, Class of COVID-19, which he directed and edited, was released worldwide on Amazon Prime Video in October 2023. The film received several accolades, including Best Long Documentary at the 2022 International Black Film Festival in Nashville, the Kansas City Film Fest International Audience Choice Award, and the Silver Remi Award at WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival. It was also screened at the Portland Film Festival and the Twin Cities Film Festival.
Throughout his career, Jon has worked with a wide array of clients, including Yahoo!, People TV, NBC Universal, Nickelodeon, Travelocity, Collective Eye Films, MAK Pictures, Getty Film, Oracle, Organic, WAG Entertainment, 60 Minutes, Harvest Creative, Hint, and Beverly Boy Productions. He has collaborated with renowned TV hosts such as Bill Maher, Charlie Rose, Ree Drummond, and Richard Bangs.
In 2019, Jon directed, produced, and edited the award-winning feature documentary Uncommon Allies, currently available on Amazon Prime, Apple TV, Roku TV, and VUDU. In 2016, Jon produced Beyond Laughter and Tears, a feature documentary directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Doug Blush.
While at Yahoo!, Jon played a crucial role in establishing the company as a leader in original online video production. He directed, edited, and produced five original webisode series focused on topics such as travel, lifestyle, subcultures, music, news, and politics. One of his notable achievements was creating a video profile of the President of the United States in the White House Roosevelt Room, the first time a sitting president had conducted an interview exclusively for the internet. The project received global attention and millions of video streams.
In 1998, Jon served as a video producer for the world’s first e-commerce website featuring broadcast-quality film footage. The company was acquired by Getty Film in 2000.
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I was a producer on the feature documentary Beyond Laugher and Tears. The film was directed by Oscar Award-Winner Douglas Blush. This feature length documentary follows the journey of six people as they try to overcome the obstacles of living with uncontrollable outbursts of crying and/or laughing caused by a little known neurological condition called PseudoBulbar Affect (PBA). The film has screened at festivals and for healthcare professionals and policy makers around the country.
Official selection of the Cleveland International Film Festival, the Long Island International Film Expo, the Newport Beach Film Festival, and the Brand Film Festival.
I recently completed the feature documentary Ronzo that will be screening on the 2026 film festival circuit. I produced, directed and edit the film. Ronzo is a witty, heartfelt documentary about Ron Shapiro — affectionately known as Ronzo — whose Hoka Theater became the beating heart of Oxford, Mississippi’s creative underground. More than a venue, the Hoka was a sanctuary for misfits, where college students mingled with literary giants like Willie Morris, John Grisham and Barry Hannah. It hosted music, indie films, plays, and midnight adult film screenings, and drew counterculture icons like Abbie Hoffman, Allen Ginsberg and Hunter S. Thompson. The Hoka also launched the careers of artists and musicians, including members of Wilco, North Mississippi Allstars, and Widespread Panic. Beyond the theater, Ronzo stirred up local politics, using wit and empathy to provoke dialogue and bridge divides. His influence shaped generations of creatives and challenged Oxford’s conventions.
His legacy continues through Hoka Days, an annual celebration in his honor, culminating in a lively parade in Oxford. Though Ronzo’s death left a void, his influence remains, reminding us of the power of creativity, inclusion, and the arts in shaping communities.
I was the director, producer and editor for the award-winning feature documentary, Uncommon Allies. In 2011, Rosilyn Temple’s son was murdered in his own apartment. He was 26 years old. To this day, his homicide remains unsolved. Uncommon Allies shows how Rosilyn, in the wake and devastation of her son’s murder, turned a personal search for justice into a life changing community call to action. At a time when widespread distrust of law enforcement is at a heightened level, Uncommon Allies explores Rosilyn’s role in effectively bridging the gap between grieving communities and the police department at every homicide scene in the Kansas City, MO area. Rosilyn’s passion, leadership, and dedication are helping to improve police-community relations, and she has become a local hero and beacon of strength for her community.
Uncommon Allies is now available on Prime Video, TUBI and Apple TV.
Here is the link to the films website:
https://www.twine.net/signin
I was the director and editor for the award-winning feature documentary, Class of COVID-19 . Class of COVID-19 explores the challenges facing educators, students, and families during the coronavirus pandemic in the United States. Issues such as the inequities of school resources, student activism during the pandemic, and struggles with mental health come to light.
Class of COVID is now available for streaming on Prime Video and TUBI. The film is also distributed by Collective Eye Films for educational purposes. Here is a link to the films website:
https://www.twine.net/signin
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