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John Ennis

John Ennis

Director, Producer, Editor

Born February 21, 1973 in Los Angeles, California, USA

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John Wellington Ennis is an award-winning filmmaker and author. He is known for his films "Pay 2 Play" (2014), "Free For All!" (2008) and the Upright Citizen Brigade's "Wild Girls Gone" (2007). He has mixed humor with social message since his NYC cable access show "Toolz of the New School" ran from 1996-2001 on Manhattan Neighborhood Networks, which grew a cult following for lampooning Mayor Giuliani. The first feature film Ennis directed was an improvised movie with the Upright Citizens Brigade founders Amy Poehler, Matt Walsh, Ian Roberts, and Matt Besser, "Wild Girls Gone." In 2006, Ennis co-founded Video the Vote, a citizen journalism project to document and report voter disenfranchisement. This national organizing effort can be seen in the documentary "Free For All! One Dude's Quest to Save Our Elections," which Roger Ebert called, "Engrossing, even enraging." His documentary "Pay 2 Play: Democracy's High Stakes" exposes money in politics while depicting running for office as a monopoly board. The L.A. Times wrote, "Compelling...researched, sourced and interviewed exhaustively." The documentary had extended theatrical runs in N.Y., D.C. & L.A. His 2020 documentary "Fish in a Barrel" shows how the NRA took over our elections, and how Russia took over the NRA. The documentary screened at AmDOCS 2021 and won an Impact DOCS Award.

Ennis has worked in television producing and directing Reality TV, and developed comedy for FremantleMedia, MTV, and Howard Stern Productions. His work has been seen on Last Week Tonight, Oprah, and Capitol Hill.

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Actor

2

PAY 2 PLAY: Democracy's High Stakes Poster

PAY 2 PLAY: Democracy's High Stakes Documentary2014

Free for All! Poster

Free for All! Documentary2008Self

Director

19

Type

Year

The Price of Privatization Poster

The Price of Privatization Feature Film2021

Fish in a Barrel Poster

Fish in a Barrel Documentary2020

Beth Short Film2015

PAY 2 PLAY: Democracy's High Stakes Poster

PAY 2 PLAY: Democracy's High Stakes Documentary2014

Porno Music Poster

Porno Music Short Film2009

Free for All! Poster

Free for All! Documentary2008

The Writers Room Poster

The Writers Room Short Film2008

UCB Comedy Originals Poster

UCB Comedy Originals TV Series2008

Wild Girls Gone Poster

Wild Girls Gone Feature Film2007

Money Talks: Profits Before Patient Safety Poster

Money Talks: Profits Before Patient Safety Video2006

Next Big Thing: The 2 Skinnee J's Farewell Show Poster

Next Big Thing: The 2 Skinnee J's Farewell Show Video2005

Folksy Short Film2004

The Sensual Lover of Bindalele Poster

The Sensual Lover of Bindalele Short Film2004

Faking It Poster

Faking It TV Series2003

The Eligible Gentleman Poster

The Eligible Gentleman Short Film2003

The Masked Champion IV Short Film2003

The Test Poster

The Test Short Film2003

Get Lucky Lampshades Short Film2002

Moist Book Short Film2002

Producer

15

Type

Year

Fish in a Barrel Poster

Fish in a Barrel Documentary2020

PAY 2 PLAY: Democracy's High Stakes Poster

PAY 2 PLAY: Democracy's High Stakes Documentary2014

Free for All! Poster

Free for All! Documentary2008

UCB Comedy Originals Poster

UCB Comedy Originals TV Series2008

Wild Girls Gone Poster

Wild Girls Gone Feature Film2007

Madison Rose TV Special2006

The Complex: Malibu TV Series2004

Faking It Poster

Faking It TV Series2003

The Eligible Gentleman Poster

The Eligible Gentleman Short Film2003

The Masked Champion IV Short Film2003

Get Lucky Lampshades Short Film2002

Meet My Folks TV Series2002

Moist Book Short Film2002

The Cindy Margolis Show Poster

The Cindy Margolis Show TV Series2000

X-in Concert TV Movie1999

Editor

13

Type

Year

The Price of Privatization Poster

The Price of Privatization Feature Film2021

Fish in a Barrel Poster

Fish in a Barrel Documentary2020

Porno Music Poster

Porno Music Short Film2009

Wild Girls Gone Poster

Wild Girls Gone Feature Film2007

Madison Rose TV Special2006

Money Talks: Profits Before Patient Safety Poster

Money Talks: Profits Before Patient Safety Video2006

Next Big Thing: The 2 Skinnee J's Farewell Show Poster

Next Big Thing: The 2 Skinnee J's Farewell Show Video2005

Folksy Short Film2004

The Eligible Gentleman Poster

The Eligible Gentleman Short Film2003

The Masked Champion IV Short Film2003

Get Lucky Lampshades Short Film2002

Moist Book Short Film2002

X-in Concert TV Movie1999

Cinematographer

10

Type

Year

The Price of Privatization Poster

The Price of Privatization Feature Film2021

Stripped: Los Angeles Poster

Stripped: Los Angeles Documentary2020

PAY 2 PLAY: Democracy's High Stakes Poster

PAY 2 PLAY: Democracy's High Stakes Documentary2014

A/k/a Tommy Chong Poster

A/k/a Tommy Chong Documentary2006

Madison Rose TV Special2006

Money Talks: Profits Before Patient Safety Poster

Money Talks: Profits Before Patient Safety Video2006

Next Big Thing: The 2 Skinnee J's Farewell Show Poster

Next Big Thing: The 2 Skinnee J's Farewell Show Video2005

Get Lucky Lampshades Short Film2002

Moist Book Short Film2002

X-in Concert TV Movie1999

Writer

3

Type

Year

PAY 2 PLAY: Democracy's High Stakes Poster

PAY 2 PLAY: Democracy's High Stakes Documentary2014

Free for All! Poster

Free for All! Documentary2008

Squirt TV on MTV TV Series1996

2nd Unit / Asst Director

2

Type

Year

X-in Concert TV Movie1999

The Oprah Winfrey Show Poster

The Oprah Winfrey Show TV Series1986

Camera and Electrical Department

1

My Life Is Still Just A First Draft Poster

My Life Is Still Just A First Draft Short Film2018

Editorial Department

1

Red, White & Yellow Documentary1998

Thanks

1

David v. Goliath: Kucinich Campaign Update Video2008

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