WHO WE ARE
MAKING FILMS THAT MAKE CHANGE
We are filmmakers who ply curiosity and pluck, strategic thinking and cinematic sweep. We capture passionate voices and real people in action. We make essential emotional connections.
For clients, Great Jones creates story-driven films that spur breakthroughs and growth. Our films unite people in a true sense of mission.
Our independent features and documentaries kickstart movements and propel social action. We focus on people with passion and purpose. We build community. For us, pioneers, underdogs and unlikely heroes take the cake - we bring their stories out of the shadows and into full light.
MISSIONS WE tACKLE WITH GUSTO
TRANSFORMATION • TURNAROUND • UPSTARTS WITH A RIGHTEOUS CAUSE • SOCIAL JUSTICE • BOLD MODELS FOR CHANGE • COMMUNITY BUILDING • QUESTS THAT SAVE LIVES • BRANDING WITH TRUE GRIT & PURPOSE
Spotlight on Upper Management
ART JONES
Director • Producer • Keeper of the Flame
Art Jones: “I’m driven by youthful curiosity. You can see it in my eyes.”
Art is President of Great Jones Productions serving Fortune 500 clients including BioMarin, PepsiCo and AstraZeneca. As director / producer, Art leads his mighty team to create strategic, documentary-based films that drive transformation and growth. In the larger world, Jones makes films to spur social change. His documentaries and features have premiered at the Tribeca, SXSW and Berlin Film Festivals, and played on HBO, PBS and Capitol Hill.
Art graduated from Brown, taught as Adjunct Professor of Film at Hunter College, and has been nominated for the John Cassavetes / Independent Spirit Award. He is Co-Founder of Stand By Your Mail, the people’s campaign to save the U.S. Post Office. Art serves on the board of Network Support Services, a bold initiative empowering incarcerated people to transform their lives and re-enter society. He also volunteers as a facilitator of Network’s therapeutic program inside Woodbourne Prison.
EMPLOYEES OF THE MONTH
JAKE AND WALLY DUPREE
Directors, New Business Development
The Dupree Brothers joined the Great Jones organization 21 years ago, and from the start, excelled at landing new business for all the wrong reasons. Masters of the cold stare, purveyors of the menacing chuckle, the duo persuaded potential clients to sign on with the precision teamwork of a one-two punch.
With their deep love for Sonny Chiba films and a disregard for core company values, Jake and Wally barreled their way into larger deals and deeper pockets beyond the Great Jones wheelhouse. After disastrous forays into scrap metal, uranium mining and an ill-fated chain of chicken & waffle restaurants, they fell hard at HQ and were humbled. Head of HR, Flaca Aviles likened the Duprees to “a rash you can’t shake.” “Stick to our base business,” she warned them, “And do it with love.”
The brothers, buoyed by a new lightness of heart, now consistently break their own sales records with a caring midas touch. Gone are the vice-grip handshakes and aura of mayhem. Their innovative “Have You Hugged the Client Today?” campaign has caught on like wild fire across the Great Jones sales force, inspiring men and women in all departments to reach higher. Jake and Wally, we salute you.