Jason co-founded and runs Paper Swan, a Brooklyn-based production collective whose mission is to support and engage local artists by putting on events, producing films and records, serving as a hub for artists looking to network, and promoting change by inspiring community members. |
HAINES I had the privilege of collaborating with fashion illustrator and blogger Richard Haines as part of an art show for Bushwick Open Studios. I directed this 15-minute video on him, which I'm really happy with! Click the Play button to watch or right-click and save HAINES 
The Click Clack Boom - "Watch Your Eyes" Music Video I directed this music video for an awesome Brooklyn band, The Click Clack Boom. We invited a bunch of people over, gave them paint, told them to go wild, and filmed it all with 4 cameras! Click the Play button to watch or right-click and save The Click Clack Boom - "Watch Your Eyes" Music Video 
Haiti Video I was in Port-au-Prince, Haiti with my photographer friend Esty less than 3 months after the earthquake that killed over 200,000 people and left 1 million homeless. I volunteered at an orphanage and spent most of my time around kids. Click the Play button to watch or right-click and save Haiti Video 
Fundraising Video for Hollaback! Hollaback! is an international movement dedicated to ending street harassment. I worked with executive director Emily May on this short video that was used to raise $25,000 for the organization. Click the Play button to watch or right-click and save Fundraising Video for Hollaback! 
Fundraising Video for Africa Volunteer Corps. Caitlin Kelley of Africa Volunteer Corps. has made it her mission to help locals in Tanzania find work. I helped her shoot this video so that she could raise money to get her organization off the ground. Click the Play button to watch or right-click and save Fundraising Video for Africa Volunteer Corps. 
A Weekend in Ithaca with Free Advice On June 25, Free Advice and 9 of their friends crammed into a 12-passenger van and headed upstate. This is a fun video that demonstrates my ability to work with bands and musicians. Click the Play button to watch or right-click and save A Weekend in Ithaca with Free Advice 
The Dead Walk in Brooklyn I directed and edited this short film, The Dead Walk in Brooklyn. It's a zom-rom-com. A zomedy. A freakin' zombie movie! Andy's therapy session leads to some surprising revelations... of the zombie kind. Click the Play button to watch or right-click and save The Dead Walk in Brooklyn 
We're Gonna Fuck Tonight Paper Swan worked with a great improv comedy troupe, The New Deal, to get this one made. New Deal wrote the skit and acted while Paper Swan shot and edited. These dudes are hilarious! Click the Play button to watch or right-click and save We're Gonna Fuck Tonight 
Michael Daves - "I'm Gonna Sleep With One Eye Open" Michael Daves is an incredible New York bluegrass guitarist who came and played at the Swan Loft. This is a 3-camera edit from a party on 11/20/09. Click the Play button to watch or right-click and save Michael Daves - "I'm Gonna Sleep With One Eye Open" 
Brooklyn Saves: Ink, Art & Rock n' Roll Cancer Research Benefit We were excited to be a part of this great event and put together a video. "Brooklyn's finest artists come together for one mind blowing charity show, all to raise money for the St. Baldrick's Foundation for Children's Cancer Research." Click the Play button to watch or right-click and save Brooklyn Saves: Ink, Art & Rock n' Roll Cancer Research Benefit 
Free Advice Wants You to Come to Brooklyn Saves Travis and Bailey think you should come to the Brooklyn Saves: Ink, Art & Rock 'n Roll Cancer Research Benefit Saturday, July 24th at Eastern District in Bushwick! Click the Play button to watch or right-click and save Free Advice Wants You to Come to Brooklyn Saves 
All These Kings We worked with a great band from Boston called All These Kings. They played a show at Piano's in the Lower East Side, and we were there to capture their performance and film a short interview with lead singer Aaron Marks Click the Play button to watch or right-click and save All These Kings 
The New Deal Inferno Promo The New Deal went head to head against other improv groups in The Magnet Inferno. This is a promo video for Round 10, the last of 10 weeks of competition in which the guys beat 10 different teams, making them Inferno champions! Click the Play button to watch or right-click and save The New Deal Inferno Promo 
Obama-Rama Paper Swan threw a giant bash on Election Night '08, and we all celebrated the election of Barack Obama together in style. We drank, we hugged, we played music, and we shot this video. It was a proud moment for everyone there. Click the Play button to watch or right-click and save Obama-Rama |