TERRY J. JONES
Independent Indigenous Filmmaker
at TornJersey Media
www.tornjerseymedia.com
Enrolled Member of
The Seneca Nation of Indians
(Wolf Clan)
Based on Seneca Nation Territory
(Western New York State)
Training / Workshops
35mm Film Production – Narrative
at FAMU in Prague, Czech Republic
(Syracuse University – Spring 2015)
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Film Production and Italian Film
Studies in Bologna, Italy
(Syracuse University – Summer 2014)
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ABC/Disney Talent Development
Grant / One-Year Mentorship
(Los Angeles – 2005/2006)
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Institute of American Indian Arts
2005 Summer Film & TV Workshop
in Santa Fe, NM
Contact: cornsoupman@yahoo.com
FILMOGRAPHY
OSNÖ’ - Seneca Nation Territory Premieres 2021
Producer, Director + Writer for a short narrative film about a 12-year-old boy who steals his grandfather’s butcher knife during the 1940’s. This short is inspired by true events revealed in the filmmaker’s short documentary “Soup For My Brother.”
GATHERED PLACES - Seneca Territory & India Premiered 2018
Producer, Co-Director + Co-Writer for a short documentary featuring the filmmaker and his film collaborator who visit their respective homelands on Seneca Territory and India.
EMPIRE STATE - Syracuse University, NY Premiered 2017
Producer, Co-Director + Co-Writer for a short experimental film about a Native American war veteran’s perspective on invasion, war and occupation.
Official Distributor: Canadian Filmmakers Distributor Centre (Toronto, ON)
Awards: Finalist: 2017 LA Skins Fest (Los Angeles, CA)
SOUP FOR MY BROTHER - Seneca Territory Premiered 2016
Producer, Director + Writer for a short documentary film about the filmmaker’s father commemorating the one-year anniversary of his brother’s passing.
Official Distributor: Canadian Filmmakers Distributor Centre (Toronto, ON)
Awards: Best Documentary: 2016 Liverpool International Film Festival (UK)
Finalist: 2017 International Peace & Film Festival (Orlando, FL)
Finalist: 2016 LA Skins Fest (Los Angeles, CA)
SCARLETT - FAMU, Czech Republic Premiered 2017
GIVE AND TAKE - Onondaga Nation Territory Premiered 2015
Producer, Co-Director + Co-Writer for a short narrative film about a linguistic anthropologist who meets an Indigenous woman trickster in the woods.
Awards: Emerging Filmmaker – 2015 LA Skins Fest (Los Angeles, CA)
PROFESSIONAL & COMMUNITY SERVICE
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Syracuse University – Haudenosaunee Alumni Representative (2016 - Present)
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Guest Judge – 2018 Buffalo International Film Festival – Buffalo, New York
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Panelist – New York State Council on the Arts – Electronic Media & Film (2009 - 2011)
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Official Selector – 2011 Native American Film + Video Festival – National Museum of the American Indian (Smithsonian Institute) – New York, NY
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Vice-Chairman/Secretary – American Indian Community House – New York, NY
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Panelist – AFI Docs (formerly Silverdocs International Documentary Conference) – Silver Springs, MD (2007)
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Fine Arts – Syracuse University May 2016
Major: Film – Summa Cum Laude
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Awards: Syracuse University Scholar, SU:VPA Scholar, Udall Scholar, Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholar, Crown-Wise Scholar, Haudenosaunee Promise Scholar
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2016 Student of the Year – Office of Multicultural Affairs – Native Student Program
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2016 Irma Almirall-Padamsee La Fuerza Community Enhancement Award
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Student Convocation Speaker – College of Visual and Performing Arts – Syracuse University
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Member: Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, Phi Beta Delta – Honor Society for International Scholars, The Renée Crown University Honors Program, Indigenous Students at Syracuse (ISAS), Ongwehonwe Alumni Association of Syracuse University
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Student Representative for Syracuse University – Sundance Film Festival (2016)
FILM FESTIVALS
SCREENINGS & PRESENTATIONS
imagineNATIVE Film +
Media Arts Festival
(Toronto, ON)
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LA Skins Fest (Los Angeles, CA)
Liverpool International Film Festival
(Liverpool, UK)
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International Peace and Film Festival
(Orlando, Florida)
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Vancouver Queer Film Festival
(Vancouver, BC)
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Indianer Inuit:
Das Nordamerika Filmfestival
(Stuttgart, Germany)
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Arte Nonstop Film Festival
(Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Native Spirit Film Festival
(London, UK)
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First Peoples Festival –
Présence Autochtone
(Quebec, Montreal)
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American Indian Film Festival
(San Francisco, CA)
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Native Cinema Showcase
Smithsonian Institute (NMAI)
(Santa Fe, NM)
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Syracuse International Film Festival
(Syracuse, NY)
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Winnipeg Aboriginal Film Festival
(Winnipeg, Canada)
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First Nations Film and Video Festival
(Chicago, IL)
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Dividing Lines – An African American and Native American Symposium
(Kennesaw, GA)
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Reelout Queer Film Festival
(Kingston, ON)
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MicroMania Film Festival
(Buffalo, NY)
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Buffalo International Film Festival
(Buffalo, NY)
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NatiVisions Film Festival
(Parker, AZ)
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Kanatsiohareke Haudenosaunee
Film Festival
(Fonda, NY)
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Student Experiment Film Festival
Binghamton University
(Binghamton, NY)
Short Film Screening – Buffalo Public Schools (11/19)
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An Evening of Short Film – Anderson-Lee Library – Angola, NY (11/19)
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Short Film Screenings & Food Tasting – Seneca Nation Fall Festival – Irving, NY (9/19)
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Spring Lecture Series: Guest Lecturer – Seneca-Iroquois National Museum – Salamanca, NY (3/2019)
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An Evening of Short Films with Terry Jones – Native American Cultural Center – Rochester, NY (3/16/19)
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An Evening of Short Films with Terry Jones – The Screening Room – Amherst, NY (1/17/19)
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The Short Films of Terry Jones and Govind Deecee – Seneca Niagara Casino (as part of Native Heritage Month) – Niagara Falls, NY – (11/14/2018)
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The Short Films of Terry Jones and Govind Deecee – Seneca Allegany Casino (as part of Native Heritage Month) – Salamanca, NY – (11/13/2018)
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Native Heritage Month Film Festival – Syracuse University – Syracuse, NY (11/10/18)
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Short Films with Terry Jones – Seneca Nation Library – Irving, NY (9/25/18)
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The Shorts of Terry Jones and Govind Deecee – Kanatsiohareke Haudenosaunee Film Festival – Fonda, NY (9/18)
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An Evening of Films, Corn Soup & Discussion – Stanley Huff Heritage Center – Irving, NY (3/13/18)
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An Evening of Short Films, Corn Soup & Discussion – Ray Evans Theater – Salamanca, NY (3/20/18)
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Short Film Screenings – Seneca Nation Fall Festival – Irving, NY (9/9/17 & 9/10/17)
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Short Films with Terry Jones - Seneca Nation of Indians Library - Seneca Territory (11/2016)
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Short Film Screenings - Eagle/Condor/Swap Program - New York City (10/2016)
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Short Film Screenings - Seneca Nation Fall Festival – Seneca Territory (9/2016)
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An Evening of Short Films… – Seneca-Iroquois National Museum (9/216)
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Laugh, Cry & Strive – Filmmaker Showcase (with Govind Deecee) – Cornell University (2016)
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Seneca Art and Culture Center – Video Installation – Victor, NY (2015)
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Spark Performance – Partake: A Culinary Experience – Syracuse University (2014)
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(pre)Occupation – Video Installation – The Hive Art Space – Phoenix, AZ (2014)
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Cultural Presentations – Falling Leaves Festival – Salamanca NY (2012)
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Guest Lecturer/Film Screenings – Colorado University – Boulder, CO (2011)
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Cultural Presentations – Falling Leaves Festival – Salamanca NY (2011)
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Iroquois Media Presentation – Lily Dale Assembly – Lilydale, NY (2011)
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Film Screenings – ArtRage Galley – Syracuse, NY (2010)
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Cultural Presentations – Falling Leaves Festival – Salamanca NY (2010)
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Film Screenings – Seneca Nation Fall Festival – Seneca Territory (2010, 2011, 2013, 2014)
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Food/Cultural Presentations – Seneca Niagara Casino – Niagara Falls (2007, 2008)
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Seneca Nation Native Heritage Month Film Series – Salamanca, NY and Fredonia, NY (2008)
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Film Screenings – Seneca Nation Fall Festival – Seneca Territory (2008)
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Film Screenings – Hobart and William Smith Colleges – Geneva, NY (2008)
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Featured Artist – ReMARKable Palate Podcast (2007)
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Film Screening/Cultural Presentation – Helen Day Art Center – Stowe, VT (2006)
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Community Film Screening – American Indian Community House – NY, NY (2006)