Morgan Jon Fox
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Morgan Jon Fox is an American director, screenwriter, and editor from Memphis, Tennessee
.
Named one of the "25 new faces of Independent Film” by Filmmaker Magazine (2009), he has directed 4 feature films which have screened at over 50 film festivals world wide, and have been honored with over 15 best of fest awards, gaining indie film notoriety, coming out of the Memphis film scene, which has produced filmmakers Craig Brewer
, Ira Sachs
, Mike McCarthy
, and Kentucker Audley
.
His debut film, Blue Citrus Hearts was named one of the top 20 films of 2003 by The Chicago Reader, and the Commercial Appeal. His 2009 feature, OMG/HaHaHa, took a record breaking 6 awards at the Indie Memphis Film Fest, as well as Best Feature honors from Chicago’s 27th Annual LGBT Film Fest, and Best of Fest selection for NewFest, New York. His films are distributed by Ariztical Entertainment, TLA Releasings, and Waterbearer Films.
Fox served as an assistant director and editor for Craig Brewer
’s(Hustle & Flow
) MTV
web & tv series, $5 Cover
, for which he was nominated as "best editor" at the 2nd Annual Streamy Awards
in 2009.
He's been working on a feature length documentary called This Is What Love In Action Looks Like since 2005, which profiles Zach Stark, and Refuge, the controversial teen program of Love In Action
, an ex-gay ministry based in Memphis, TN.
, and Andrew VanWyngarden
. In 1999 he moved to Burlington, Vermont in an attempt to attend Burlington College Film School. He never attended a single class because financial aid fell through. He moved back to Memphis and began saving money and collaborating with friend, Suzi Crashcourse. They formed the film production company, Sawed-Off Collaboratory Productions in 2002, and went on to collaborate on several short films, and eventually two feature films, Blue Citrus Hearts, and Away(A)Wake.
Blue Citrus Hearts, became a huge film festival hit, screening at over 20 fests around the world, and won several best of fest awards, including Best Feature Film at the 2003 Chicago Lesbian and Gay Film Fest, Best Hometown Feature at the 2003 Indie Memphis Film Fest, Honorable Mention at the Berkley Video and Film Fest, and the Festival Director Award for the Advancement of Cinema at the 2004 Magnolia Film Fest. The film was picked up for distribution by American distribution company, Ariztical Entertainment.
His second film, Away(A)Wake was also distributed by Ariztical Entertainment and released on DVD in 2005. In 2005 Fox also began documenting events in Memphis, TN surrounding a controversial ex-gay program, Love In Action
which a teenager, Zach Stark was being forced into by his parents after he told them he was gay. Daily protests occurred outside the organizations doors. The documentary, This Is What Love In Action Looks Like premiered in June 2011 at Frameline, the 35th Annual San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival. In 2009, his third feature OMG/HaHaHa premiered at NewFest in New York city in 2009. It won best of fest awards in Memphis and Chicago, with screenings all over the world. The teen-to-early twenties centric film, with a main character who speaks to the viewing audience through his webcam, gained Fox the title "The voice of the youtube generation" by Filmmaker Magazine. The film was picked up for distribution by Waterbearer Films.
Morgan has also worked as an assistant director, and editor for Craig Brewer, and has assistant directed film productions for Justin Timberlake, David Harris, and Alex Steyermark.
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
.
Named one of the "25 new faces of Independent Film” by Filmmaker Magazine (2009), he has directed 4 feature films which have screened at over 50 film festivals world wide, and have been honored with over 15 best of fest awards, gaining indie film notoriety, coming out of the Memphis film scene, which has produced filmmakers Craig Brewer
Craig Brewer
Craig Brewer is an American film director and screenwriter. His 2005 movie Hustle & Flow won the Audience Award at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival and achieved commercial success, along with an Academy Award for Best Original Song, "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp".- Life and career :Hustle & Flow...
, Ira Sachs
Ira Sachs
Ira Sachs is an American filmmaker. His first film was the acclaimed short Lady .He directed Sundance Film Festival selection The Delta and directed Sundance Film Festival Grand Prize winning Forty Shades of Blue...
, Mike McCarthy
Mike McCarthy
Michael John "Mike" McCarthy is a professional American football coach, currently serving as the head coach of the National Football League's Green Bay Packers.-Early life:McCarthy was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...
, and Kentucker Audley
Team Picture
Team Picture is a 2007 mumblecore drama film written and directed by filmmaker Kentucker Audley. The movie is as a character study of a young man and his relationship with an ambitious girlfriend, his dealings with the familial and societal pressures to go to college, and his considerations of a...
.
His debut film, Blue Citrus Hearts was named one of the top 20 films of 2003 by The Chicago Reader, and the Commercial Appeal. His 2009 feature, OMG/HaHaHa, took a record breaking 6 awards at the Indie Memphis Film Fest, as well as Best Feature honors from Chicago’s 27th Annual LGBT Film Fest, and Best of Fest selection for NewFest, New York. His films are distributed by Ariztical Entertainment, TLA Releasings, and Waterbearer Films.
Fox served as an assistant director and editor for Craig Brewer
Craig Brewer
Craig Brewer is an American film director and screenwriter. His 2005 movie Hustle & Flow won the Audience Award at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival and achieved commercial success, along with an Academy Award for Best Original Song, "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp".- Life and career :Hustle & Flow...
’s(Hustle & Flow
Hustle & Flow
Hustle & Flow is a 2005 independent drama film written and directed by Craig Brewer and produced by John Singleton. Terrence Howard stars as a Memphis hustler and pimp who faces his aspiration to become a rapper...
) MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
web & tv series, $5 Cover
$5 Cover
$5 Cover is an online series created by filmmaker Craig Brewer and produced by MTV and is a fictional series created to complement the documentary series "$5 Cover Amplified"...
, for which he was nominated as "best editor" at the 2nd Annual Streamy Awards
2nd Streamy Awards
The 2nd Annual Streamy Awards were held on Sunday, April 11, 2010, at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Over 1,500 audience members were in attendance. The show was broadcast live by multiple distributors including TV.com and Ustream.tv....
in 2009.
He's been working on a feature length documentary called This Is What Love In Action Looks Like since 2005, which profiles Zach Stark, and Refuge, the controversial teen program of Love In Action
Love In Action
Love In Action is an ex-gay, Christian ministry founded in 1973 by Frank Worthen, John Evans, and Kent Philpott. The program was originally founded in Marin County, California, just north of San Francisco.-History:...
, an ex-gay ministry based in Memphis, TN.
Bio
Morgan attended the prestigious White Station Highschool in Memphis, TN, which has produced many highly successful artists, including Kathy BatesKathy Bates
Kathleen Doyle "Kathy" Bates is an American actress and director.After several small roles in film and television, Bates rose to prominence with her performance in Misery , for which she won both the Academy Award for Best Actress and a Golden Globe...
, and Andrew VanWyngarden
Andrew VanWyngarden
Andrew VanWyngarden is the lead vocalist, guitar player and songwriter for the band MGMT, praised for "an uncanny knack for producing pop music that sounds as if it were filtered through a kaleidoscope"...
. In 1999 he moved to Burlington, Vermont in an attempt to attend Burlington College Film School. He never attended a single class because financial aid fell through. He moved back to Memphis and began saving money and collaborating with friend, Suzi Crashcourse. They formed the film production company, Sawed-Off Collaboratory Productions in 2002, and went on to collaborate on several short films, and eventually two feature films, Blue Citrus Hearts, and Away(A)Wake.
Blue Citrus Hearts, became a huge film festival hit, screening at over 20 fests around the world, and won several best of fest awards, including Best Feature Film at the 2003 Chicago Lesbian and Gay Film Fest, Best Hometown Feature at the 2003 Indie Memphis Film Fest, Honorable Mention at the Berkley Video and Film Fest, and the Festival Director Award for the Advancement of Cinema at the 2004 Magnolia Film Fest. The film was picked up for distribution by American distribution company, Ariztical Entertainment.
His second film, Away(A)Wake was also distributed by Ariztical Entertainment and released on DVD in 2005. In 2005 Fox also began documenting events in Memphis, TN surrounding a controversial ex-gay program, Love In Action
Love In Action
Love In Action is an ex-gay, Christian ministry founded in 1973 by Frank Worthen, John Evans, and Kent Philpott. The program was originally founded in Marin County, California, just north of San Francisco.-History:...
which a teenager, Zach Stark was being forced into by his parents after he told them he was gay. Daily protests occurred outside the organizations doors. The documentary, This Is What Love In Action Looks Like premiered in June 2011 at Frameline, the 35th Annual San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival. In 2009, his third feature OMG/HaHaHa premiered at NewFest in New York city in 2009. It won best of fest awards in Memphis and Chicago, with screenings all over the world. The teen-to-early twenties centric film, with a main character who speaks to the viewing audience through his webcam, gained Fox the title "The voice of the youtube generation" by Filmmaker Magazine. The film was picked up for distribution by Waterbearer Films.
Morgan has also worked as an assistant director, and editor for Craig Brewer, and has assistant directed film productions for Justin Timberlake, David Harris, and Alex Steyermark.
Feature Films
- Blue Citrus Hearts (2003)
- Away(A)Wake (2004)
- OMG/HaHaHa (2009)
- This Is What Love In Action Looks Like (2011)
Short Films
- Experiment 16 (2002)
- Octopus (2005)
- Strawberry (2005)
- Eel, Crab, Sparkleboy and his Brother (2006)
- Pig In A Poke (2008)
- Chuck, From Craigslist (2009)
- Piggly Wiggly (2010)