John Wellington Ennis
Born (1973-02-21 ) February 21, 1973 (age 51) Other names John Ennis Occupation(s) Filmmaker, activist, blogger Known for Documentary films , Blogging
John Wellington Ennis (born February 21, 1973, in Los Angeles, California ) is an American filmmaker , activist ,[ 1] and blogger .[ 2] In 2004, he directed a film starring Amy Poehler and the Upright Citizens Brigade titled Wild Girls Gone .[ 3] He is the co-founder of Video the Vote , a non-partisan group interested in documenting problems at U.S. polls. Ennis and Video the Vote co-created Free for All , a 2008 documentary about fraud in U.S. elections.[ 4] [ 5] He is also the founder of Shoot First, Inc., a film production company.[ 6] His latest film is Pay 2 Play: Democracy's High Stakes , a feature-length documentary about the corrupting influence of money in our political system, featuring Robert Reich , Lawrence Lessig , John Nichols , Marianne Williamson and more...
Ennis has produced and developed reality television for FremantleMedia , RDF Media , and Nash Entertainment , and his work has been seen on NBC , Fox , CBS , ABC , TLC , BBC , and The Oprah Winfrey Show . Ennis’s New York City Toolz of the New School was a cult hit in the late 1990s. Ennis has produced many musical documentary, with many of today’s artists, such as Weezer , Linkin Park , Fall Out Boy , Fergie , John Mayer , Jane’s Addiction , Ne-Yo , Sarah McLachlan , Jack Johnson , Red Hot Chili Peppers , Audioslave and others.[ 7]
Filmography
Year
Film
Credited as
Director
Producer
Editor
Cinematographer
Notes
1999
X-in Concert
Yes
Yes
Television
2000
The Cindy Margolis Show
Yes
Television
2002
Meet My Folks
Yes
Television
2002
Moist Book
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
2002
Get Lucky Lampshades
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
2003
Faking It
Yes
Yes
Television
2003
The Masked Champion IV
Yes
Yes
Yes
2003
The Test
Yes
2003
The Eligible Gentleman
Yes
Yes
Yes
2004
The Complex: Malibu
Yes
Television
2004
The Sensual Lover of Bindalele
Yes
2005
Next Big Thing: The 2 Skinnee J's Farewell Show
Yes
Yes
Yes
multiple
The Oprah Winfrey Show
Yes
Television
2006
Money Talks: Profits Before Patient Safety
Yes
Yes
Yes
2006
Madison Rose
Yes
Yes
Yes
Television
2007
Wild Girls Gone
Yes
Yes
Yes
2008
The Writers Room
Yes
2008
Free For All
Yes
Yes
Yes
2014
Pay 2 Play: Democracy's High Stakes
Yes
Yes
Yes
References
^ Michele Meek (October 2008). "Getting it Covered: Video the Vote" . The Independent .
^ John Wellington Ennis (May 2009). "Missing The Point of Atlas Shrugged" . The Huffington Post .
^ "Wild Girls Gone" . The Internet Movie Database . Retrieved May 28, 2009 .
^ Roger Ebert (October 2008). "Free For All" . The Chicago Sun-Times .
^ Cobb, Chris (October 29, 2008). "Film fest documents fights for social justice" . The Ottawa Citizen . Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved May 28, 2009 .
^ "Shoot First Inc. Asks: Who Is Ken Blackwell? Star of Political Documentary" . Politics & Government Week . August 11, 2008. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved May 28, 2009 .
^ Brouillet, Carol (June 27, 2008). "Movement Building Radio Show w' William Lewis, Larry Pinkney, John Ennis & Marnie Glickman" . Indymedia . Retrieved May 29, 2009 .
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