Jonny Tanna
An unorthodox, random maker of film, art installations
and bootlegs. Belongs to the VCR
Filmmakers category.
Member of The Black 6 - Art Collective
Coming Soon:
When Thida Met Dov (American Apparel Documentary)
Wondering Dog (Short, with Feature Length to follow)
Dan Cosby (Short, with Feature Length to follow)
Work In Progress (Feature Length)
An Anatomy Of A Robbery
The Animated Adventures Of Uncle Julie
Bottom Drawer (Remix)
The Soundtracks Project
Music Videos from various artists
Selected Filmography.
Below you will find a selected filmography which demonstrates
the versatlity of Jonny Tanna Films. The first category being
commercial shorts, the second being art installations and
experimental cinema.
A Smiling Dog's Day Afternoon (2013)
Running Time (mins): 11'05
American Apparel's ex-vice president, spends the day with Andre Morgan,
as she tries her hand at cinéma vérité.
The contrasting result is a film shot by
three different people, filled with
multiple layers of humour, philosophy and social commentary.
Shot by
Thida Sheldon
Andre Morgan
Jonny Tanna
Click Here To View
Reed In Puppetship (2012)
Running Time (mins): 3'03
Presented by Werner Herzhog, a pupper based bonanza of comedy, with a
light hearted take on inter office politics. Designed to amuse and enlighten,
it reminds us of the fact that we can always turn elsewhere in our time of need.
Click Here To View
Wondering Dog (2008)
Running Time (mins): 7'30 (Short)
An Interactive short about a 'businessman' and his search
for a loved one.
Bottom Drawer (2007)
Running Time (mins): 5'57
A Short film about a man’s intention to use a girl for gratification,
leads him to
create situations in his head as he acts on impulse & paranoia.
Click Here To View
Chicken Nugget (2003)
Running Time (mins): 7'24
A day in a life of an intelligent
four year old.
Shot in guerilla documentary style, and set
in a suburban town in Malaysia, we follow
the boy as he introduces us to his surroundings,
and neighbourhood.
Click Here To View
Nigerian Fraudster - Prank Call #1 (2005)
Running Time (mins): 1'42 (Short)
Running Time (mins): 5'43 (Extended)
Junior Maduako (Dan Cosby) portrays a Nigerian
Businessman, attempting to
defraud some unsuspecting victims over the phone.
Warning: Contains strong language.
Click Here to View (Extended Edition)
Dan Cosby (2005)
Running Time (mins): 6'03 (short)
A feature film depicting the life of a depressed,
obsessive compulsive and lethargic young man.
Dan Cosby Shall be viewable soon...
Smoke Break (2007)
Running Time: 1 minute
Smoke break depicts a working day of an overworked waitress.
The film stars Leanne Lakey
(of Eastenders & Holby City fame)
as the waitress and is shot entirely on location in Turnham Green.
The film is being shown as part of the
BAFTA Awards and can
be viewed on the link below.
Experimenta & Installations
Below are video installations which were presented at various Art Galleries.
More to follow...
Dirty Dad (2005)
Running Time (mins): N/A
Starring Junior Maduako (Dan Cosby), a series of stills
depicting the life of an alcoholic bus driver.
The Hayward Experience - Hayward Gallery
(2006)
Running Time: 1 minute
Synopsis:
Submitted for the Hayward Gallery's 60 Second Surrealism Exhibition,
the piece is a snippet of personal neurosis intended for the viewer to
also experience; an alternative view of the exhibit demonstrating
how the surreal pervades the common place, not just the white walls
of the gallery (the white tiles of the toilet are just as significant).
It is a piece on anxiety, intensified through the use of tension in
the still images and culminating in pure unnerving audio.
Click Here To View
Mash Experience (2007)
Running Time (mins): 3'53
A Video Loop fusing together footage from
The Jonny Tanna Archive
as well as cultural references and random footage.
Intended to welcome the year 2007, Mash Experience celebrated the opening
of the Mash Night Club in Oxford Circus (as well as being the first video to
portray Mash Culture in it's purest form).
Warning: Contains scenes of Violence and of a Sexual Nature.
The Ritual (2006)
Running Time (mins): Looped
Pharaoh's Dance (2006)
Running Time (mins): 5'07
An experimental mood piece, shot & edited in one night. More info to come
soon.
Yellow Brick Road (2006)
Running Time (mins): 3'12
A video installation exhibited in the
Ada Street Gallery, Hackney.
Animation
Shorts and animated television series in production
The Animated Adventures Of Uncle Julie (20XX)
Running Time (mins): 11'24
A animated show based on a Filipino businessman
who
is a prisoner to both his wife and his job.
Coming
Soon
Promos
Music videos, commercial and promotional work
Tate Modern - Hyperlink Festival (2013)
Running Time (mins): 2'30
A promo video to promote the hyperlink festival held in 'The Tanks' at London's
Tate Modern
DJ Sarah Love at Market Place (2009)
Running Time (mins): 11'24
Directed by Jonny Tanna
Interview by Phiona
Okumu
Just before her set for soulful London club night,
Pause at Market Place, AfriPOP! catches up with
BBC 1Xtra’s flyest B-Girl, Mobo-nominated DJ Sarah Love.
Other Works
Projects outside of Jonny Tanna Films, which includes photography and additional
crew work.
Hardy Amies (2010)
Commisioned Photographer for the 'Made In England' collection
TXT B4 Marriage (2007)
Directed by Richard Reyes
Cinematography by Jonny Tanna
Carevgiver (2008)
Directed by Chito Roño
Special Thanks To Jonny Tanna
Alpha Male (2008)
Directed by Joseph Steyne
Cinematography by Jonny Tanna
More to follow..
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