The Cartoonist

Producer: Joshua Camerote

An intimate look at John Jonick, a very successful Philadelphia cartoonist who’s work spans over three decades and has appeared in The New Yorker, Playboy, The New York Times, National Lampoon and many other publications. Focusing primarily on political issues now, John discusses his history, his creative process, and the importance and impact a political cartoon could have on a particular issue or person.

Joshua Camerote, b. 1983, is a documentary filmmaker who’s first feature length documentary Swallow Your Pride followed six competitive eaters for a year on their road to the biggest competitive eating event in the world; the Philadelphia Wing Bowl. (www.swallowyourpridefilm.com). Since then he has gone on to produce short documentaries for national and local broadcast TV, covering topics such as human guinea pigs, roller derbies, slot car races and edited several other feature length documentaries. He currently lives in Philadelphia, PA putting in sizeable amounts of face time with his two dogs and girlfriend. He enjoys making home-made pizzas, doodling with pens and pencils, and going for bike rides. He also is a co-founder of the Pizza Culture site www.pizzawithoutborders.com.