John Jurko II
Crew
Biography
John Jurko II is the lead director and producer who has overseen the completion of Rhino Man since 2018. After receiving a BA in Film Production and Philosophy, he lived in LA, where he worked in the camera department of many indie films. He then moved to Atlanta, where he was drawn to Rhino Man for its story and potential as a social impact project. He created and hosts The Rhino Man Podcast to further build awareness of the importance of rangers, the rhino poaching crisis, and our need to connect local communities to protected areas. John has presented to audiences such as His Royal Highness Prince William, government, international financial crime delegates, law enforcement, and conservation NGOs.
Known For
During a shootout in a saloon, Sheriff Hunt injures a suspicious stranger. The doctor's assistant, wife of the local foreman, tends to him in prison. That night, the town is attacked and they both disappear—only the arrow of a cannibal tribe is found. Hunt and a few of his men go in search of the prisoner and the foreman's wife.
Bone Tomahawk
A hopeful young starlet uncovers the ominous origins of the Hollywood elite and enters into a deadly agreement in exchange for fame and fortune.
Starry Eyes
Feed Me is a story about a young family in a suburban area in Southern California. The father, Jason (Cameron Graham), is an ambitious executive who keeps getting promoted in a large corporation. The mother, Christy (Mitra Avani), is a step aerobics instructor, who dedicates her life to caring for her 4 years old daughter Alicia (Duna DiVito). However, everything changes when Alicia suddenly starts disappearing every night. Jason contemplates his job security in devoting a great deal of time to this disturbing family issue. Christy believes that she can save her daughter by developing her medium skills. Alicia seems to remember nothing when she reappears, and malevolent forces may be placing her in a state between the unconscious to the subconscious.
Feed Me
Pat's babysitting responsibilities are tested when eight-year-old Bean's parents never return.
Bean and the Babysitter
RHINO MAN follows the courageous field rangers who risk their lives every day to protect South Africa's rhinos from being poached to extinction.
Rhino Man
After Jack Fountain accidentally kills a stranger with his boat, he fights to keep from spiraling out of control while his wife throws a dinner party on their last night of vacation.
Fuck the Lake
Stuck in a dead-end job, the relationship-challenged high school graduate Kevin (Jayson Garity) thinks he may have found and escape to his life problems when a lovely and mysterious young woman named Lisa (Robyn Griggs) moves in next door. But Lisa harbors some dark secrets, and before long, Kevin finds himself accused of murder.