Jonathan Wysocki

Jonathan Wysocki is a queer writer, director, and producer of independent films.
His most recent short, the experimental documentary INSTITUTION, is currently screening on the festival circuit.
His last feature, the award-winning coming-of- age festival hit DRAMARAMA, is distributed in over 20 countries. The semi-autobiographical film is loosely based on his past as a teenage drama nerd.
Wysocki is a Fellow of the Sundance Screenwriters and Directors Labs as well as an Advisor for Sundance Co//ab. His short, A DOLL’S EYES, screened at 50 festivals on 6 continents and was translated into 8 languages. Previous award-winning shorts include ADJUST-A-DREAM, ALIBI NATION, THE VESSEL PITCHES, and THE WAY STATION.
Film accolades include 30 film festival jury or audience awards, the Sundance Lynn Auerbach Screenwriting Fellowship, the Stanley Kramer Award, the James Bridges Award, and two Annenberg grants.
Previously, Wysocki worked as a feature programmer for the LA Film Festival, as a producer on the features THE HAMMER and THRASHER ROAD, and for major studios such as MGM and ABC.
Wysocki is a UCLA alumnus, a Project Involve Fellow at Film Independent, a Berlinale Talent Campus alum, and a Clinical Assistant Professor of Film Production at Loyola Marymount University. Prior academic appointments include Chapman University, Occidental College, and Cal State Long Beach. A Southern California native, he resides in East Los Angeles with his husband José and their diva cat Lucía.