Meet Jonako Donley

Jonako Donley will be kicking off our tour! Jonako produced Dear Lemon Lima, and will be at Carson-Newman College in Jefferson City, TN on Sept. 9, 2010 at 7:30 PM.

Jonako Donley has produced a number of short films and pilots. She recently produced an adaptation of a Miranda July short story due out this fall. In 2007 she co-founded 5432 Films, a new-media production company based in Los Angeles that produces television and web series. The company recently signed a year-long development deal with FOX Television Studios. She received her MFA from the Peter Stark Producing Program at USC. Donley was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA and graduated from Columbia University with a degree in Film Studies and Art History in 2005.

Welcome to the 2010-2011 Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers!

The fall and spring tours feature eighteen filmmakers and film teams with screenings in twenty-six Southern communities. These extraordinary documentaries and narrative films represent the best of fictional and non-fictional storytelling. Our filmmakers have graciously agreed to share their tour experiences via the Southern Circuit blog. Check it out and/or join us for a screening. The tour schedule is available at www.southarts.org/southerncircuit!