Political Animals

Directed and Produced by: Jonah Markowitz

JONAH MARKOWITZ – PRODUCER/DIRECTOR
Jonah Markowitz is a celebrated director and production designer.  Markowitz wrote and directed the critically acclaimed narrative feature film “Shelter” which was recently named “The Number 1 Gay Film of All Time” by AfterElton on their bi-annual poll. Shelter also won the HBO Award for Outstanding First Feature, The Scion Director’s Award, as well as audience awards in New York, Vancouver, Sao Paulo, Melbourne and more. Markowitz is also a successful film production designer. His most recent film, “The Diary of a Teenage Girl”, premiered at Sundance 2015 and won the Grand Prix at Berlin. His credits also include the Sundance Jury and Audience Award winning “Quinceañera”, as well as Studio films such as “We Are Marshall”, “The Help”, and “The House of Sand and Fog”.Jonah graduated from the Film department at Emerson College and also studied art history in the Netherlands, as well as film theory and production at FAMU in The Czech Republic.

TRACY WARES – CO-DIRECTOR
Tracy Wares has made documentaries on five continents including; “Bomb It”, about graffiti around the globe, which
she shot and produced (Tribeca Film Festival 2007), was cinematographer for “Gay Republicans” (AFI’s Audience Award 2004), and co-produced Smokin’ Fish (PBS and IDFA 2011). Most recently, she has directed and produced documentaries for VICE Media, including “Politics of Food” (2015) and “Ovary Action” (2016). Wares’ work has aired on ABC, PBS, Sundance, Nat Geo, Discovery, A&E Bio, CW, TNT, WeTv, Trio, TLC, and VICE online.