Be the Man
Director / Screenwriter / Producer
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"DGA STUDENT FILM AWARD WINNER"
Male
21 years old
LA MIRADA, CALIFORNIA
United States
Last Login: 11/11/2008
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Be the Man's Film Bio
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| Website | bethemanmovie.com | | Influences | God and Life | | Directors | SPIKE LEE, Steven Speilburg, Billy Wilder, Michael Mann, and a ton more | | Awards | DGA STUDENT FILM AWARD (Best African-American Film), Best Socially Relevant Teenage Drama and Best High School Domestic Drama(International Student Film Festival) 2nd place winner (Teen Screen Film Festival) Local Gold Medal Winner (NAACP LA ACT-SO), Honorable Mention: Best Short Film (Urban Media Makers Film Festival in Atlanta, GA) | | Festivals | DISTRACTED--International Student Film Festival Hollywood, SE Manly Short Film Showcase, Black Soil International Hip Hop Film Festival 2005 (in Amsterdam), San Francisco Black Film Festival, Martha's Vineyard African American Film Festival, (TV SCREENINGS) VPRO in Holland, BETJ..................................BE THE MAN--San Francisco Black Film Festival (WORLD PREMIERE), Martha's Vineyard African American Film Festival (EAST COAST PREMIERE), International Student Film Festival Hollywood (LA Area Premiere), Urban Media Makers Film Festival (Atlanta Premiere), DGA Student Film Awards | | Professional Affiliations | New Renaissance Pictures, Biola University, Deep Six Films |
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Be the Man's Interests
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| General | My Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Film (Directing/Writing/Producing), Hanging out with friends, music, reading, having fun! | | Movies | 
Janora McDuffie and Director Matthew Jones after the Biola Film Awards! | | Television | My Wife and Kids, Fresh Prince of Bel Air, The Cosby Show, Smallville (I don't have time to watch much TV anymore) | | Books | THE BIBLE, Ghostwriter, Thr3e, Breach of Promise, Sins of the Fathers, Boo, Boo Who, Final Witness | | Heroes | Jesus, Mom and Dad |
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Black Screenwriters, Freedom Writers - The Movie, GFS Past & Present, Black Filmmaker's on MySpace, The Independent Film Collective, Black American Filmmakers
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Be the Man's Details
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| Status: | Single | | Here for: | Networking | | Orientation: | Straight | | Hometown: | Los Angeles, CA | | Body type: | 5' 10" | | Ethnicity: | Black / African descent | | Zodiac Sign: | Gemini | | Smoke / Drink: | No / No | | Children: | Someday | | Education: | In college | | Occupation: | Film Student |
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Be the Man's Schools
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Biola University
La Mirada,California
Graduated: N/A
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: Film Production
Clubs: The BEAT, A.S.
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South Bay Luth High School
Inglewood,California
Graduated: 2005
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
Clubs: ASB President, Drama
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Total Plays: 467 |
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About me:
A current 19-year-old college sophomore, Matthew Jones first explored his passion for film at the University of Southern California in the summer of 2003 after his sophomore year in high school. At the month long program, Jones wrote 10 screenplays, and produced a short film. In the summer of 2004, Jones set out to write, direct, and produce his own independent short, Separating Affect. This film earned Jones two awards at film festivals: Second Place Winner at the Teen Screen Film Festival and "Best High School Domestic Drama" at the International Student Film Festival, Hollywood.
In the winter of 2005 Jones wrote, directed, and produced his second short film, Distracted. This film was shot at a real prison with minimal crew or budget. Distracted has been very succesful on the film festival circuit, screening throughout the world. Distracted was awarded "Best Socially Relevant Teenage Drama" at the International Student Film Festival Hollywood in 2005.
Jones completed his latest short film, Be the Man, in June 2006. The film recently was awarded best African-American student film by the Directors Guild of America and is screening at festivals across the country.
In the summer of 2006, Jones also worked with FGW Productions under executive producer Stephanie Frederic. With Frederic, Jones did PR work at the 2006 BET Awards and was an associate producer on a BET special for the film Miami Vice. Because of this work, he was hired as a writer and producer for the Idlewild BET special.
Jones currently attends Biola University in La Mirada, CA where he is studying film production. At Biola, he is also in the Torrey Honors Institute. His passion is to become a professional director and writer who makes films that affect people.
A new film by Matthew Jones, coming in late 2007
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