Jon Kasbe
Australian-Indian documentary filmmaker
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Jon Kasbe is an Australian-Indian documentary filmmaker.[2][3][4] He is known for directing the films When Lambs Become Lions (2018), My Robot Sophia (2022), and the Hulu series The Deep End.[5]
Jon Kasbe | |
|---|---|
| Education | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill[1] |
| Occupations | Filmmaker, Director, Producer |
| Years active | 2012–present |
Career
Kasbe’s debut feature documentary, When Lambs Become Lions (2018), follows an ivory dealer and a wildlife ranger in Kenya over three years.[6] The film received support from the 2017 Sundance Documentary Fund, won the Best Editing Award at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival, and was nominated for two 2019 IDA Awards in Best Cinematography and Best Editing.[7] It was released theatrically by Oscilloscope Laboratories and later became available on streaming platforms including Netflix.[8]
In 2018, Kasbe was included in DOC NYC's inaugural “40 Under 40” list of filmmakers.[9] He co-directed, shot, and edited My Robot Sophia (2022), a documentary about inventor David Hanson and humanoid robot Sophia. The film premiered in competition at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival.[10]
Kasbe recently directed, executive produced, and filmed The Deep End (2022), a four-part documentary series released by Freeform and Hulu. The series profiles a spiritual teacher and her followers.[11]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Contribution | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Life Reflected | Director and editor | Documentary short |
| 2012 | A Beautiful Waste | Director and editor | Documentary short |
| 2013 | Heartbeats of Fiji | Director, writer and editor | Documentary short |
| 2014 | Mipso in Japan | Director, writer, editor and cinematographer | Documentary short |
| 2014 | The Hustler | Director, writer, editor and cinematographer | Documentary short |
| 2014 | The Last Barn Dance | Editor and cinematographer | Documentary short |
| 2016 | Nascent | Director, editor and cinematographer | Documentary short |
| 2018 | When Lambs Become Lions | Director, editor, cinematographer and producer | Documentary |
| 2020 | Blood Rider | Director, editor, cinematographer and producer | Documentary short |
| 2022 | My Robot Sophia | Director, editor, cinematographer and producer | Documentary |
| 2022 | The Deep End | Director, cinematographer and executive producer | Documentary series |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Result | Award | Category | Work | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Nominated | Santa Barbara International Film Festival | Best Documentary Short Film | Nascent | [12] |
| 2018 | Won | Mountainfilm | Special Jury Award | When Lambs Become Lions | [13] |
| Won | Tribeca Festival | Best Editing in a Documentary Film | [7] | ||
| Nominated | Best Documentary Feature | [14] | |||
| Nominated | Zurich Film Festival | Best International Documentary Film | |||
| Nominated | Sheffield DocFest | Environmental Award | [15] | ||
| Nominated | Denver Film Festival | Best Documentary | [16] | ||
| Nominated | Camerimage | Feature Documentary Films Competition | |||
| 2019 | Won | DocuDays UA | Special Mention | [17] | |
| Nominated | International Documentary Association | Best Cinematography | [18] | ||
| Nominated | Best Editing | ||||
| Nominated | Cleveland International Film Festival | Greg Gund Memorial Standing Up Award | |||
| 2020 | Nominated | Camerimage | Short Documentary Films Competition | Blood Rider | [19] |
| 2021 | Won | Webby Awards | Video - Documentary | [20] | |
| 2022 | Nominated | Camerimage | Feature Documentary Films Competition | My Robot Sophia | |
| Nominated | Tribeca Festival | Best Documentary Feature | [21] | ||