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Ty Jones
Kansas City audiences may remember Last Breath director Ty Jones first feature film. It was filmed in Kansas City and played at 2009 Kansas City FilmFest. Over the years Jones has held many positions in the film industry, from director to DP to best boy. He has also studied acting to help him better communicate as a director. In addition to his feature film, Jones has directed almost 40 short films, many of which have played around the world at film industry.
Jones picked up an 8mm camera and shot his first film. Since then, he has studied with the Hollywood Film Institute in Chicago and in Los Angeles with Dov Simmons, who also helped Spike Lee and Quentin Tarantino begin their careers. He has also worked on over 200 projects, such as commercials for NASCAR and Sprint and national television programs. Because Ty has learned the technical aspects of filmmaking in all genres, he knows how to express his creativity in a way that touches a person’s emotional core, excites the viewer, and makes the audience laugh. In other words, Jones knows how to tell a story.
Jeff Burr, a respected filmmaker with over 20 feature credits to his name, asked Jones to come to LA to work on his latest feature, “The Devil’s Den.” In 2005, Ty moved to LA and worked on numerous features, learning the ins and outs of Hollywood and the film industry. Ty returned to Kansas City to shoot his first feature film, Last Breath.
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