Jon Knautz
Directing
Biography
Jon Knautz, born on December 25, 1979, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, is a Canadian film director and screenwriter known for his work in the horror genre. He began developing his filmmaking craft in high school and later completed the Film Foundation program at the Vancouver Film School. His first short film, Apt. 310 (2002), played at eleven film festivals and garnered two awards for Best Short Film. In 2004, he received a grant from the Ontario Arts Council to direct the short film The Other Celia. He followed this with the critically acclaimed short film Still Life (2005), for which he was awarded Best Director at the Malibu Film Festival in 2006. Knautz's feature films include Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer (2007), The Shrine (2010), and Goddess of Love (2015).
Known For
In an attempt to make some extra cash while away at College, Kylie moves into a house that streams content to an X-rated website. After a deranged fan hacks in to determine the house's location, she finds herself in a terrifying fight for her life.
GirlHouse
In a bid to distract herself from an affair, a narcissistic woman befriends a cleaning lady with burn scars, but she soon discovers that the scars may be more than skin deep.
The Cleaning Lady
As a child Jack Brooks witnessed the brutal murder of his family. Now a young man he struggles with a pestering girlfriend, therapy sessions that resolve nothing, and night classes that barely hold his interest. After unleashing an ancient curse, Jack's Professor undergoes a transformation into something not-quite- human, and Jack is forced to confront some old demons... along with a few new ones.
Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer
A group of young journalists investigate a cult said to practice human sacrifice, but their ambitious ways may lead them to becoming the cult's next victims.
The Shrine
Enter into a baroque vortex of madness when an emotionally unstable woman is shattered after tremendous heartbreak. Brian was the love of Venus’ life and the thought of him having an affair with another woman begins her volatile descent into the dark side of psychosexual insanity.
Goddess of Love
A pill-popping, over-caffeinated driver accidentally hits something. Panic-stricken, he searches for help in a strange and desolate town that offers very little in the form of human kindness.
Still Life
A burn-victim maid grows a twisted obsession for a woman whose apartment she cleans.
The Cleaning Lady
Four unsuspecting teens are sent to a local forest to work on what they think is a science experiment for class. What they don't know is that something more than just samples of dirt awaits them.