Jones grew up in South Florida and studied film at the University of Central Florida before moving to Austin, Texas to work with Terrence Malick.[2] He worked as an editor and eventually associate producer on Malick projects like Knight of Cups starring Christian Bale and Song to Song with Ryan Gosling and Cate Blanchett.[1] He was also an editor on Voyage of Time and A Hidden Life.[3]
In 2017, after seeing Lil Peep perform in Austin, Texas., Jones became interested in casting him in a feature film. Instead, Peep died just a few days later, and Jones was later tapped by Malick to co-direct a posthumous documentary on Peep's life.[4] While researching for the film, Jones came across an Instagram post, which Peep published the day before his death, captioned: "I just wana be everybody's everything." This led to the film's title Everybody's Everything.[5] The film premiered at South by Southwest in March 2019 to critical acclaim.[6][7] It was acquired by Gunpowder & Sky and released later that year.[8]
Jones has described his approach as mixing documentary and narrative elements.[9]
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