ABOUT

Jonah Schwartz is a New York based director, cinematographer and photographer. As a music video director, he has collaborated with artists such as The Black Keys, A$AP Mob, Method Man, Freddie Gibbs, Joey Bada$$, Jim Jones and countless others.

Born in New York City, Jonah grew up not only obsessed with film, but also with the music and street culture that surrounded him. A student of Hip Hop, Punk Rock and Skateboarding , Jonah first started his creative career in High School, making short films and taking photos capturing the downtown Punk Rock scene of the light nineties. .

After starting out working in the TV and Film industry in New York, Jonah moved to Japan where he made a name for himself shooting with the country’s most prominent hip-hop artists. Returing home to New York in 2009, Jonah directed the documentary “Welcome To Blakroc” about The Black Keys collaboration with various hip hop legends. He was also the cinematographer for the 2015 indie feature film, ‘Honor Up’, directed by Damon Dash.

Most recently Jonah directed the short film, “The Dark Age” in 2019, which was picked up for distribution and is currently available on streaming platforms worldwide. As a photographer, his work has been published in Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, The Village Voice, Billboard, The Source, Ollie and Woofin Magazine in Japan. Jonahcurrently divides his time between directing and working as a cinematographer for various commercial, documentary, and narrative productions.