Based in Winnipeg, Jon has been a producer with the NFB’s North West Studio since 2016, working on themes of social justice, identity, and culture with filmmakers in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and the Northwest Territories. His projects include the short documentaries Stories Are in Our Bones (Janine Windolph), Talking at Night (Eric Thiessen), To Wake Up the Nakota Language (Louise BigEagle), and Ride (Kristin Catherwood), the last three produced through the Doc Lab Saskatchewan project. Additionally, the short docs Breaths (Nyla Innuksuk) and Music in the Prairie Night (Mike Maryniuk) were produced for the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards. As associate producer with the NFB in St. John’s and Montreal, his work included the feature docs Gun Runners (Hot Docs 2016) and Danny (Hot Docs 2015), the animated short 54 Hours, the interactive documentary Bubble Dancers, and the 10th and 11th editions of the acclaimed Hothouse animation mentorship program.