Jonathan M. Parisen
| Jonathan M. Parisen | |
|---|---|
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| Born | December 26, 1971 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | filmmaker, painter |
Jonathan M. Parisen (born December 26, 1971) is an American filmmaker and painter who wrote, produced and directed Stairwell: Trapped in the World Trade Center, the first dramatization of the September 11, 2001 attacks on New York City.
Personal
On January 8, 2012, Parisen's life was saved by Steven Santiago after Santiago pulled Parisen from the subway tracks at a New York Subway station. During this heroic effort In saving Parisen, Santiago was mortally wounded and died of his injuries on February 25 of that year[1][2]
Other
In 1997 Parisen co-wrote Class of Nuke ’Em High Part 4, the still unproduced sequel to the popular Troma Studios series Class of Nuke ’Em High.
Parisen serves on the board of the Rec-Youth Multimedia film festival (film festival showcasing youth produced movies) which occurs once a year at Tribeca Cinemas in New York City. Parisen works as an instructor of Journalism and Television performance at the Connecticut Schools of Broadcasting.
In 2003 and 2004, Parisen worked as a television reporter for Time Warner Cable in New York City. He covered such stories as the Port Mobil Explosion in February 2003, the 2003 North America blackout, and the 2003 Staten Island Ferry crash
In June 2006 Parisen was one of over two hundred film directors who worked on the documentary A Broad Way which is due out in late 2007.
As of December 2008, Parisen is in production on a film inspired by the internet suicide of Florida teenager Abraham Biggs, the film is entitled "Watch Me Die." The film Starring Alan Serrano will have a cast of hundreds of actors who will be portraying on-line viewers of a college students public death on the internet.
Parisen can be seen in the horror film "I Sell The Dead", which stars Dominic Monaghan, Ron Pearlman and Larry Fessenden, as Towns Folk #1 [3]
Parisen has been interviewed about his work in films,as a still photographer and as a painter by ABC News, NY1 News and "Beyond Race" Magazine where he was compared to artist Andy Warhol in their similarities in being involved in different art forms.
As a painter, still photographer and an avant-garde filmmaker Parisen goes under the name Jon Par. January 2009 under the name Jon Par he began work on the 1000 Minimalist Films Project 2009. The project was completed on December 29, 2009. Many of the films star actors Alan Serrano and Mario Johnson.
March 2009 Parisen had the first showing of his paintings at the CCCP Gallery in Brooklyn, New York.
Parisen has recently stepped into the music field managing rap artist Rob Frank.
May 2009 Parisen began work on "The Cup of Noodles Project" an art project featuring art books and paintings of "Cup of Noodles" that he has been leaving in public places for people to find and keep. To date Parisen has made 47 art books containing a total of 3000 drawings of the Cup of Noodles image and 9 paintings.
August 2009 Parisen has wrapped up production on his short film "Watch Me Die" which is scheduled to be released in early 2011.
January 2010 Parisen has begun work on 1000 more minimalist films for 2010.
October 2010 Parisen creates the "LFK" (Left-Found-Kept) Project, an art project where he leaves 4X6 framed watercolor paintings around New York City for people to find and keep.
January 2011 Parisen begins work on "The Coca Cola Project." A photography project where he will feature photographs of all things Coca Cola related that he comes across in his travels.
February 26, 2011 Parisen completed his short film "Adrift." The film which is about an astronaut accidentally sent adrift into outer space premiered on the internet.
June 2012, Parisen wraps up production on "Watch Me Die." It premiered June 15, 2012 at the Soul Union Apparel Film Festival in Manhattan.
August 2012 Parisen goes into production on his fifth feature film "Crash of The Barberi." The film is about the 2003 Staten Island Ferry Crash.
December 2013 Parisen goes into production on his sixth feature film "Toilet Gator" a campy, b-movie about an alligator that terrorizes residents of a New York City apartment building.
Filmography
Parisen has directed four feature films:
- 800 (1998), the only film dealing with the 1996 TWA flight 800 disaster over Long Island, New York
- The Atomic Space Bug (1999), a horror film that paid tribute to the horror films of the 1950s and starred B-movie legend Conrad Brooks (Ed Wood’s Plan 9 from Outer Space)
- Stairwell: Trapped in the World Trade Center (2002) the first 9/11 dramatization
- A Conversation with Norman (2005), a tribute to Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho (1960). (A Conversation with Norman premiered in New York City on July 13, 2005, just three days short of the original New York premiere of Psycho 45 years earlier._
References
- ↑ Conley, Kirstan (February 25, 2012). "SI man struck by train saving ‘drunk’ dies". New York Post.
- ↑ "Good Samaritan dies after heroic actions". Eyewitness News (WABC-TV). February 26, 2012.
- ↑ "I Sell the Dead (2008): Full Cast & Crew". Internet Movie Database.