I’m Jonni, I’m a filmmaker and animator. I’ve been animating for around 18 years, since I was a little kid. I’m nonbinary and my pronouns are she/her. I’m currently based in Chicago, where I’m getting my MFA in Film at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, graduating in 2025. Since 2020, I’m a fully independent animator, having made over 6 hours of hand drawn animation work, including multiple solo animated features, with more on the way. I’m supported mainly by Patreon and freelance work.
I graduated from CalArts in 2019 from the Film/Video program with a focus on experimental animation. At CalArts, I finished Wasteland, a 80 min anthology feature film of 5 thematically related stories that take place in the same location, concluding with my 45 min thesis film The Final Exit of the Disciples of Ascensia. After I graduated, I independently created a 10 episode miniseries called Secrets and Lies in a Town of Sinners, and a follow up 90 min feature film Barber Westchester, both projects funded entirely from individual monthly donations by my Patreon supporters. Wasteland, Secrets and Lies in a Town of Sinners and Barber Westchester are a part of the same series, The Blindfold, which has 2 more installments currently in production, “Take Off The Blindfold, Adjust Your Eyes, Look In The Mirror, See The Face Of Your Mother”, and the finale “The Cone Layer”.
I have recently started my journey into live-action filmmaking, in 2024 finishing my first live action feature, “Smelling the Dirt and the Coming Rain”, an ongoing documentary series called "Talent Show", and have another live action feature currently in production, finishing in 2025.
The listings below are for streaming pages where you can watch my work an unlimited amount of times after you get it. The listings are not rentals, they give you unlimited access to a page that includes what you pay for. No download links at this time- But if I add download links to the listings later you will be able to download them, even if you already bought it. I will never remove these listings. I will only add more to what you already bought, and you will be able to see what I add.