Motion - Selected Works

Doom & Despair - Documentary Preview

Follow Zach Gass as he attempts to ride one of the hardest bike-packing races in the country, Doom & Despair, deep in the Arkansas Ozarks. As his emotions mimic the ups and downs of the terrain, he finds out that even though this race is heavy metal on the outside, it is soft and fuzzy on the inside.

Shot, Directed, and Produced by Jonathan Childs in cooperation with Ozark Gravel Cyclists, 2024

Rise and Shine Field Trip
Mountain Biking on Monument Trails

Produced by Matt Jordan for Arkansas PBS

Additional Videography and Post Production by Jonathan Childs, 2023

What is AFA to You?

Social Media and Marketing Content for Arkansas Fitness and Athletics
www.arkansasfit.com

Shot, Directed and Produced by Jonathan Childs, and Katie Childs Photography, 2023

Save 10 - Teacher Retirement

Promotional Video

Produced by Katie Childs Photography, The Women’s Foundation of Arkansas, and Save 10

Directed by Katie Childs

Cinematography and Post Production by Jonathan Childs, 2023

Flight

Short Fiction Film

Directed by Tyler Horne, 2021

Produced by Nowhere Now Productions, 2021

Colorist: Jonathan Childs, 2021

Honorable Mention, ATX Short Film Showcase, Austin, Texas, 2022

Official Selection, Rogers Short Film Festival, Rogers, Arkansas, 2022

Official Selection, Made in Arkansas Film Festival, Little Rock, Arkansas, 2022

Official Selection, Fayetteville Film Festival, Fayetteville, Arkansas, 2022

Official Selection, Arkansas Cinema Society - Filmland, Little Rock, Arkansas, 2022

Official Selection, Arkansas Shorts, Hot Springs, Arkansas, 2022

Social Media Content for Eight Nineteen Coffee Roasters, Fayettevile, Arkansas

Directed, Produced, Shot, and Edited by Jonathan Childs, 2022

Arkansas High Country - A Cyclist’s Journey to Personal Growth

A documentary where former pro roadies Ernie and Scotti Lechuga seek to set a pairs fastest known time on the 1,030 mile Arkansas High Country Route.

Produced, Directed, Shot, and Edited by Jonathan Childs, 2020

Finalist in category, Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, Hot Springs, Arkansas, 2020

Official Selection, Made in Arkansas Film Festival, Little Rock Arkansas, 2020

Meet Craig Foster - Cyclist, Advocate, Ambassador

Online informational and promotional video for Snell Prosthetics

Produced by Matmon Marketing Agency, Little Rock, Arkansas, 2021

Directed, Shot, and Edited by Jonathan Childs, 2021

Highlights Craig Foster’s experience with Snell Prosthetics

Lush Cosmetics - Little Rock Popup

Highlight Video

Produced for Lush Cosmetics, Vancouver, British Columbia, 2019

Directed, Shot, and Edited by Jonathan Childs, 2019

Circulated as an internal video with financial copy information added

Contributed to Lush Cosmetics Store opening in Little Rock, Arkansas

What is Paragon?

Promotional Video for Paragon Athletics, Flagstaff, Arizona

Produced by Betsy Whited, 2017

Shot, Directed, and Edited by Jonathan Childs, 2017

SoLost: “Mud” & the Rise of Jeff Nichols

An episode from the Oxford American magazine’s SoLost video series.

Produced and Directed by Dave Anderson, Editing and Post Production by Jonathan Childs, 2010

SoLost Accolades:

Finalist, Best Video Series, National Magazine Awards, 2013

Gold Award Winner, Dallas Society of Visual Communication, 2012

Winner, Best Video Series, National Magazine Awards, 2011

Finalist, Best Video Series, National Magazine Awards, 2010

Featured by NPR’s online Picture Show Blog

Featured by Photo District News magazine’s PDN Pulse

SoLost: William Eggleston Plays the Piano

An episode from the Oxford American magazine’s SoLost video series.

Produced and Directed by Dave Anderson, Editing and Post Production by Jonathan Childs, 2010

SoLost Accolades:

Finalist, Best Video Series, National Magazine Awards, 2013

Gold Award Winner, Dallas Society of Visual Communication, 2012

Winner, Best Video Series, National Magazine Awards, 2011

Finalist, Best Video Series, National Magazine Awards, 2010

Featured by NPR’s online Picture Show Blog

Featured by Photo District News magazine’s PDN Pulse

Canopy Climbers - Potion

Music Video for “Potion” by Canopy Climbers

Directed, Produced, Shot, and Edited by Jonathan Childs 2015

Official Premiere - AOLRise (now HuffPost Rise) May 27th, 2015

Denzel Valentine Takes Chi-town for Bar III

Produced by BMP Film Co., Chicago, Illinois for Macy’s and Bar III Menswear, 2016

Colorist - Jonathan Childs

Features NBA star Denzel Valentine

Southword: Can this Historic Black Church be Saved?

An Episode from the National Public Radio and Oxford American magazine’s SouthWord video series.

Produced by the Oxford American and National Public Radio

Editing and Post Production by Jonathan Childs

Southword Accolades:

Judges Choice Winner, Dallas Society of Visual Communications, 2012

Featured on NPR’s All Things Considered 2011, 2013

Featured on NPR’s Morning Addition 2011

Profiled on NPR’s The Picture Show Blog 2011

Cotton County Boys

Short Fiction Film

Written and Directed by Collin Buchanan

Director of Photography - Jonathan Childs

Official Selection: Bare Bones Film Festival, Muskogee, Oklahoma, 2012

Official Selection: Capital City Film Festival, Lansing, Michigan 2012

Official Selection: Little Rock Film Festival, Little Rock, Arkansas, 2011

Special Screening Arend Art Center, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2011

Official Premiere: April 3rd, 2011 in Reynolds Performance Hall at the University of Central Arkansas, Arkansas, Conway

Save 10 - For Arkansas Educators

Promotional Video

Produced by Katie Childs Photography, The Women’s Foundation of Arkansas, and Save 10

Directed by Katie Childs

Cinematography and Post Production by Jonathan Childs, 2024

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