Jonas CJ Williams
Directing
Biography
Jonas CJ Williams is a Calgary-based filmmaker driven by a passion for dark comedy and social satire. Known for thought-provoking shorts like Pool Dreams, Landlubber, and Basement Dweller, Jonas mixes off-beat humour with human absurdity and dedicated to pushing boundaries as he aims to create films that entertain, provoke, and dissect societal norms.
Known For
In a tight-knit Croatian Catholic community, a reserved and well-behaved teenager struggles to balance his religious upbringing with his secret feelings for his best friend.
This Is My Body
A young man content with a mundane life succumbs to an internet self-help guru’s persuasion leading him to face the consequences of pursuing his superficial dreams of success.
Pool Dreams
A satirical domestic tragedy about a fangless vampire and his dying mother who's long enabled his strange condition.
Basement Dweller
A young boy imagines his life as a pirate.