about
Jonathon Roessler is a graduate of Vassar College and the MFA Film program at Columbia University. While at Columbia, Mr. Roessler obtained a dual degree in Producing and Writing as well as teaching in the undergraduate film department. After producing the Sundance award-winning short film The Dawn Chorus, Mr. Roessler went on to write, direct, and produce the high school satire First Period. This short was awarded the inaugural music grant from ASCAP that provided for a 20-piece live orchestra and went on to win numerous film festivals as well as the Directors Guild of America (DGA) Short Film Award. It has also racked up nearly 3 million views on YouTube. Since moving to Los Angeles, Mr. Roessler has written for episodic television including Grendel (Netflix), Teen Wolf (MTV), Cupid (ABC), The Beautiful Life (CW), My Life With the Walter Boys (Netflix), and Overnight (Sony International). His pilots include the sci-fi thriller COLONY for Hulu as well as an adaptation of The New York Times best-selling novel Over You for eOne. His first original play River Phoenix is Dead recently world-premiered in Los Angeles. He is currently writing a neo-noir thriller for Paramount.