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Department/College/UnitArts Division

TitleAssistant Professor

AffiliationFaculty

Web SitePortfolio

Primary Office LocationDigital Arts Research Center
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Office HoursTuesdays 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Mail StopFilm and Digital Media

Biography, Education and Training

Jonathan Ayon Alonso is a Mestizo (Comcáac/Nahua-Salvadoreño/Xicano) writer/director/editor whose work explores the Mestize/Latine-“American” experience with a critical focus on broken Indigenous kinship systems, internalized racism, cultural xenophobia, Ulysses syndrome, and generational trauma. He earned a B.A. in Cinema from San Francisco State and an MFA in Documentary from Stanford University and his work has earned him recognition and support from Francis and Roman Coppola, The Annenberg Foundation, SFFILM, NewFilmmakers LA, Points North Institute, IDA, Full Frame, Avenida TV, & Sundance. As an editor, Ayon has edited films for Actual Films, Nia Tero, Liminal Films, Vitamin Sea, Persistent Visions, Endangered Ideas, Visual Communications, as well as edited several podcasts and videos for the All My Relations Podcast.

Research Interests

Documentary production, Film production, Latinx/Xicanx/Indigenous/Mestizo Narratives, Screenwriting, Xicanx/Latinx Cinema, Plurinationalist Cinema, Mexican Cinema, Directing Actors, and Independent Cinema.

Teaching Interests

Social Documentation, Screenwriting, Post Production, Film Production, Directing Actors, Mexican Cinema, Latinx/Xicanx/Indigenous/Mestizx Cinema, Film Development and Pre Production.