PROJECTS
Lumen Films
Food
Sports
Merchant Ivory
New York Public Library
Social Media
Sotheby’s
Design in Mind
Comedy
ABOUT
Jon Hart is a director, editor, and producer with over a decade of experience making films, television, and content.
His wide range of credits include a theatrically-released documentary feature, an NBC sitcom pilot, contributions to numerous popular YouTube channels, a PBS series about architecture, and a reality show called Best Funeral Ever (really). His work has been recognized by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Webby Awards.
His specialty is profiling fascinating people who devote their careers to art, entertainment, food, tech, and sports.
He lives in Brooklyn with his girlfriend and two cats, Napoleon and Baby Belle.
Two-time Nominee - Best Lifestyle Program, Design in Mind (Directed by Jon Hart)
Nominee - Best Documentary (Series & Channels) for Sotheby’s A Life Less Ordinary (Edited by Jon Hart)
DOCNYC 2023 World Premiere screening
Merchant Ivory (2024) screened at Cannes for international buyers
CLIPS
Merchant Ivory - Emma Thompson, Hugh Grant, Vanessa Redgrave, Helena Bonham Carter, and other collaborators reminisce about Merchant Ivory Productions
The Brooklyn Way - chef Kwame Onwuachi visits Peach's Hot House in Bed-Stuy
Year 1 - Nets rookie Dariq Whitehead on his history with fellow draftee Jalen Wilson
The Brooklyn Way - NBA Legend Patty Mills pays tribute to his Indigenous roots
Sotheby's - A$AP Rocky and Ai Weiwei on art and fearlessness
Sotheby's - art historian David Anfam on Jackson Pollock
Sotheby's - Modena residents discuss hometown culinary icon Massimo Bottura
Sotheby's - an introduction to the Collection of Robin and Marsha Williams
Design in Mind - Architect Gil Shafer reflects on the design of a property in Vermont
Made at NYPL - Author Hernan Diaz on researching his novel Trust at the New York Public Library
Funny or Die - a clip from Open & Shut: Unmaking a Murderer
Broker - a clip from the NBC pilot presentation starring Jon Polito
College Humor - a clip from "The Ultimate Dad Joke Duel"