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Jon Osei
Born
2004-06-23 (22)
Place of birth
Toronto, Canada
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3 titles
Jon Osei is a Ghanaian-Filipino Canadian filmmaker from Toronto, raised in Brampton. Born in June 23, 2004, he fell in love with filmmaking after seeing the live-action adaptation of Thomas & Friends, and by 2014 he was making YouTube videos with plushies on an iPad, a DIY spark that still drives his work as a director and producer. Since 2020, Jon has made character-driven shorts across drama, comedy, and romance, mixing entertainment with educational, and philosophical themes. His directorial debut short A Recipe for Romance won Best Student Film (North America) at the Alternative Film Festival (Fall 2024) and Best Romance (5:01-20:00 Minutes) at the Couch Film Festival (Fall 2024). His b…
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NRAfter his sister takes over his room during a party, a quiet photographer shares a bed with his roommate, forcing them to confront feelings they've been hiding.
Stay Awhile
2025
NRKyla sits through the quiet funeral of her late roommate, Elmo, with only three of her friends in attendance. She attempts to open up about his cause of death, but her well-meaning but nosy companions interrupt with elaborate and hilarious scenarios: Elmo as a mobster caught in a deadly game, a heartbroken lover killed in a telenovela-style betrayal, and even a secret superhero who perished saving an innocent. But when her friends' self-absorbed chatter leaves her alone again, the tragically absurd truth behind Elmo's... dirty demise is revealed.
Elmo is Dead
2025
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NRAfter his sister takes over his room during a party, a quiet photographer shares a bed with his roommate, forcing them to confront feelings they've been hiding.
Stay Awhile
2025
NRAfter his sister takes over his room during a party, a quiet photographer shares a bed with his roommate, forcing them to confront feelings they've been hiding.
Stay Awhile
2025
NRKyla sits through the quiet funeral of her late roommate, Elmo, with only three of her friends in attendance. She attempts to open up about his cause of death, but her well-meaning but nosy companions interrupt with elaborate and hilarious scenarios: Elmo as a mobster caught in a deadly game, a heartbroken lover killed in a telenovela-style betrayal, and even a secret superhero who perished saving an innocent. But when her friends' self-absorbed chatter leaves her alone again, the tragically absurd truth behind Elmo's... dirty demise is revealed.
Elmo is Dead
2025
