Filmmaker Jonathan Mariande

Documentary · Student Academy Awards Semifinalist 2026

Directed by Michael Blackshire
Produced & Edited by Jonathan Mariande
The Ovie Carter Story

Two pioneering Black photojournalists, Ovie Carter and Bob Black, captured five decades of Chicago history: Jesse Jackson, the aftermath of MLK, Obama's rise, all through their lens in the golden age of newspaper journalism.

Documentary Series · Completing Post-Production

The Final Experiment

Written & Directed by Jonathan Mariande
Edited by Eric Shroud

One man sets out to settle the oldest question of all. Four flat-earthers and four globe-earthers journey together to the bottom of the world, where the Antarctic midnight sun becomes the unlikely arbiter of a debate that has divided believers for generations, and tests what it takes to change a mind.

Feature · In Post-Production

The Love of Reason

Written & Directed by Jonathan Mariande

In a world where truth is a commodity, a tenacious journalist must navigate the blurred lines of ethics and ambition to uncover the story that could ignite a revolution.

Feature Film

Director of Photography by Jonathan Mariande

In 1921, Eugene O'Neill rejects the use of blackface and casts African American actor Charles Gilpin in the lead of his groundbreaking play "Emperor Jones."

Official Selection · WinnerKansas City FilmFest Intl
Best Narrative Feature2020

Official SelectionBoston International
Film Festival2020

Official SelectionBrooklyn Film Festival

Official SelectionGreenwich International
Film Festival2020

Official SelectionHarlem International
Film Festival2020

Official SelectionMacon Film Festival2020

Nominated · Honorable MentionRichmond International
Film Festival2020

Jonathan Mariande

Selected Work

The Final Experiment

The Love of Reason

About

I make films about the quiet pressure between people and the places they can't leave.