Bio - Jonathan Heap Director

Bio
Academy Award Nominated director Jonathan Heap has worked in Hollywood as a film director and producer for the past 25 years. He received an Oscar Nomination for his short film "12:01 PM" when he was 28 and was a producer of the full length feature (12:01) that it inspired. From there he developed scripts at RKO and Warner Bros until he directed his first feature "Benefit of the Doubt" for Miramax in 1993. Benefit of the Doubt starred Donald Sutherland and Amy Irving and set him on a path that embraced suspense and action. From there he went on to direct three features, the next one for NU Image with Eric Roberts and then two HBO premieres with Rob Lowe, Tom Skerritt and Stephen Baldwin. Concurrently Jonathan produced and directed an adventure reality show for syndication called Destination X and pursued his other love, the comedic adventure. He has shot and produced numerous satiric shorts, several of which have gone on to Funny or Die fame. Jonathan recently finished "Plan B", one of several shorts he directed and produced with a grant from the Albert R. Broccoli Foundation. "Plan B" is a comedic romp about a control freak starring John Michael Higgins. Jonathan founded the non- profit company Primary Purpose Productions with his partner Lowell Cauffiel to produce these shorts and create issue oriented and educational films to help those with substance abuse and recovery.