A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Jon Michael Simpson, an acclaimed filmmaker and actor, is based in Austin, Texas. During his time studying film at the University of Texas in 2014, he directed his first feature documentary, Hi I'm Blake. This remarkable film caught the attention of Warner Bros. Discovery, leading to its licensing and ultimately inspiring the creation of the Hi I'm ____ documentary anthology series, launched in conjunction with Chip and Joanna Gaines' Magnolia Network. With an impressive portfolio of eleven films, including The Get Together, which aired on Showtime, he has proven his prowess as a producer. Furthermore, Jon Michael has showcased his versatility by directing, producing, and acting in various films, commercials, and digital series, collaborating with notable entities such as Snapchat/NBC. Recently, Jon Michael took on the lead role in the highly anticipated Shudder Original film, Sorry About The Demon (2023). He also successfully completed production on MRC's Milli Vanilli documentary, "Girl You Know It's True," where he served as both Executive Producer and director. Currently, he continues to make waves as the Executive Producer and director of the Hi I'm ____ series, which is available on Discovery+ and HBO Max. His latest addition to this series is the captivating film, Hi I'm Travis Mills.
Cinematography:
2022 Hi I'm Blake
Co-Producer:
2022 Hi I'm Blake
2023 Milli Vanilli
Director:
2022 Hi I'm Blake
2023 Milli Vanilli
Editor:
2022 Hi I'm Blake
2023 Milli Vanilli
Executive Producer:
2022 Hi I'm Blake
2023 Milli Vanilli
Producer:
2019 A Perfect Host
2019 Apartment 413
2020 The Get Together
2021 The One You're With
2022 Hi I'm Blake
2023 Milli Vanilli
???? Don't You Go Nowhere
Writer:
2019 A Perfect Host
2019 Apartment 413
2020 The Get Together
2021 The One You're With
2022 Hi I'm Blake
2023 Milli Vanilli
???? Don't You Go Nowhere
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Filtering is applied here to film projects flagged as "adult" by TheMovieDB. Pending "popular demand" I am contemplating a login and profile system with preferences (such as whether to allow adult images to appear) and permissions (such as data entry).
Whereas the overall purpose of this website is to serve as a personal demo/portfolio/workshop of web and data skills, this Movies section is not meant to compete with or substitute for far more definitive movie websites.
Whether or not he still clings to an award which he won in 1986 as a film critic for his college's newspaper, Jeffrey Hartmann is not responsible for the texts of overviews and biographies supplied by external data sources.