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Jon Bokenkamp Biography
Birth Name:Jon Bokenkamp
Profession Writer, Producer, Director, Editor, Editorial department
Fast Facts
- Founded the World Theatre Foundation in 2007
- Is a 1995 graduate of USC School of Cinema-Television
- Studied at the University of Nebraska at Kearney
- Quote: "(On filmmaking) "I always feel like I'm going from job to job․ That's what's exciting about it- going from one story to another, learning about something new․""
- Has helped to perfect the storyline of several notable films, including the 2004 thriller "Taking Lives" and the 2007 crime drama "Perfect Stranger․"
- Has worked alongside the likes of Halle Berry, Angelina Jolie, James Spader, Harry Lennix and Diego Klattenhoff
- Wrote, directed and narrated the 1995 documentary "After Sunset: The Life & Times of the Drive-In Theater․"
- Made his directorial debut in 2000 with the release of the thriller "Bad Seed․"