NEWS
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SELECTED Work
We Have Our Ways / 2017
DIRECTOR/DP
In a dystopic but recognizable America, street riots are common, tap water is undrinkable, and you’re lucky if you get health insurance. Regina (played by Sidony O'neal) usually keeps her head down to just get by, especially at work. As a customer service rep for Alleviate, she must reject health coverage for desperate callers all day in order to do her job. But when her younger cousin Abigail is in need of a criminalized medical procedure, she must decide what price she’s willing to pay for justice. The film also stars Paige Moreland and Ana del Rocío.
We Have Our Ways was written by Kjerstin Johnson, produced by Christian Henry and made possible by a grant from the Regional Arts and Culture Council.
In a dystopic but recognizable America, street riots are common, tap water is undrinkable, and you’re lucky if you get health insurance. Regina (played by Sidony O'neal) usually keeps her head down to just get by, especially at work. As a customer service rep for Alleviate, she must reject health coverage for desperate callers all day in order to do her job. But when her younger cousin Abigail is in need of a criminalized medical procedure, she must decide what price she’s willing to pay for justice. The film also stars Paige Moreland and Ana del Rocío.
We Have Our Ways was written by Kjerstin Johnson, produced by Christian Henry and made possible by a grant from the Regional Arts and Culture Council.
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Names one of Willamette Week's Favorite Portland Films of the Year. Our first screening sold out the Clinton Street Theater in December. The film won BEST OREGON SHORT at Portland Film International Film Festival, Oregon's largest and most prestigious film fest! 
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Gabby Antonio Smashes the Imperialist, White Supremacist, Capitalist Patriarchy! / 2018
DIRECTOR/CO-WRITER/CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER/DP
Gabby Antonio Smashes the Imperialist, White Supremacist, Capitalist Patriarchy! is the pilot for a potential web series centered on a quirky, spunky, and idealistic Filipina that is struggling to do good in Portland, Oregon, the whitest city in America. She wants to change the world, but it’s not quite happening – yet.
From creator/writer Luann Algoso and director/writer Dawn Jones Redstone. Gabby Smashes premiered March 2018 after screenings in Portland, NYC, and LA. The pilot was made possible by a crowdfunding campaign.
Sista in the Brotherhood / 2015
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DIRECTOR, CO-WRITER
Sista in the Brotherhood is a twenty minute short film about a black apprentice carpenter who experiences discrimination on the job and must between taking a stand or keeping her job. The film stars Sidony O'Neal and was produced by Roberta Hunte. After winning multiple awards around the country, Sista continues to be used as a teaching tool within the construction industry with several screenings planned through 2018 including in Australia, the Philippines, Portland, Chicago and New York. The film was recently purchased by the US Department of Labor Women's Bureau to use in their work. Made possible by a grant from the Regional Arts and Culture Council and a crowdfunding campaign. AWARDS & SELECTIONS Best Short Film · Portland International Film Festival (2016) Best Oregon Short Film · Portland Int'l Film Festival (2016) Best Narrative Short Film · Workers Unite Film Festival (2016) Best Short Film · Local Sightings Film Festival (2016) Spirit Award · Reel Sisters Film Festival (2016) Best Short Film · International Black Film Festival (2016) Best Actress · International Black Film Festival (2016) Best Short Film · Winter Film Awards (2017) Best of Fest · Black Women Film Festival (2017) Best in Show · Chicago Feminist Film Festival (2017) |
"Sista in the Brotherhood is what we need right now." - Winter Film Awards, NYC Director's statement and film press here.
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Upcoming Projects
- Dawn is currently developing her first feature film about a tradeswoman.
- Dawn directed the short, Nemesis, written by lead Brenan Dwyer. It's an exploration of white male fragility as told through a single match of Scrabble and was awarded funding via the POST-TRUTH project created by Lower Boom and Open Signal in Portland.
- Dawn was selected to shadow acclaimed director Debra Granik during filming for the feature film Leave No Trace.
- Dawn shot the feature documentary, Graphic Means, directed by Briar Levit and in 2017 it screened all around the world. The film was sponsored by Adobe.
- Dawn served as DP on Shilpa Sunthankar's short film Working Lunch to be released in 2018.
Dawn with director Debra Granik on the set of Leave No Trace during the job shadow made possible by the 5to50 program.
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Directed by Women interviewed Dawn. Click on image to read. Photo from set of Sista in the Brotherhood.
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UPCOMING SCREENINGS (check individual film sites for most recent news)
June, 2018 Gabby Smashes at the Queer Women of Color Film Festival in San Francisco, CA
Details coming soon
June 7, Sista in the Brotherhood - NYC
Dawn Jones Redstone in attendance, with Tools and Tiaras and Open Architecture 6 p.m. with panel
May 17, 2018 Gabby Smashes at University of Oregon in Eugene, OR
6:30 at APCC Gathering Hall, Director Dawn Jones Redstone and Creator Luann Algoso in attendance.
May 16, 2018 We Have Our Ways at Portland State University in Portland
4:40- 5:45 p.m. Academic Student Rec Center Rm 230. With Dawn Jones Redstone and reproductive justice advocates Zeenia Junkeer
and Marilou Carrera.
May 7, 2018 We Have Our Ways at Workers Unite Film Festival in NYC
6:30 pm at Cinema Village, Director Dawn Jones Redstone in attendance.
May 6, 2018 Gabby Smashes at Workers Unite Film Festival in NYC
Details coming soon. Director Dawn Jones Redstone in attendance.
April 17, 2018 Sista in the Brotherhood in Dorchester, MA
New England Carpenter's Women's Committee 4-6 p.m. Please rsvp to eskidmore@nercc.org
Details coming soon
June 7, Sista in the Brotherhood - NYC
Dawn Jones Redstone in attendance, with Tools and Tiaras and Open Architecture 6 p.m. with panel
May 17, 2018 Gabby Smashes at University of Oregon in Eugene, OR
6:30 at APCC Gathering Hall, Director Dawn Jones Redstone and Creator Luann Algoso in attendance.
May 16, 2018 We Have Our Ways at Portland State University in Portland
4:40- 5:45 p.m. Academic Student Rec Center Rm 230. With Dawn Jones Redstone and reproductive justice advocates Zeenia Junkeer
and Marilou Carrera.
May 7, 2018 We Have Our Ways at Workers Unite Film Festival in NYC
6:30 pm at Cinema Village, Director Dawn Jones Redstone in attendance.
May 6, 2018 Gabby Smashes at Workers Unite Film Festival in NYC
Details coming soon. Director Dawn Jones Redstone in attendance.
April 17, 2018 Sista in the Brotherhood in Dorchester, MA
New England Carpenter's Women's Committee 4-6 p.m. Please rsvp to eskidmore@nercc.org
Dawn is also the owner of Hearts+Sparks Productions, offering community-minded video production.
