Jon Erwin(II)
- Director
- Producer
- Writer
Jon & Andrew Erwin are a directing team that focus on developing and
producing unique stories of redemption, faith, and triumph of the human
spirit. The duo began their career as teenagers in their hometown of
Birmingham, AL, working as camera operators for ESPN. Local games at
the university of Alabama soon became a full time career as sports
cameramen. The brothers eventually worked on everything from college
football, the NBA, NFL, and the X Games. In 2002, the team began their
own video production company and began to venture into commercials,
documentaries and music videos. They found their greatest success in
the world of music, directing videos and producing concerts and
television programs for platinum artists like Amy Grant, Michael W.
Smith, Casting Crowns, Switchfoot, Skillet, Montgomery Gentry, and many
others. Jon and Andrew won Music Video Of The Year at the GMA Dove
Awards three years consecutively, as well as receiving a total of
eleven nominations. They also have produced and directed several
feature length documentaries including the multi-award winning 9/11
story, The Cross and the Towers, as well as the International dramatic
short film series, God Provides. In 2010 the brothers shifted their
focus full time to feature films. Their debut feature, October Baby, a
coming of age drama, was released by Samuel Goldwyn and Provident Films
and debuted theatrically in the top ten. They are currently working on
their new feature comedy, Moms' Night Out, set for release in 2014.