Johnny Symons
ProducerDirectorCinematographer
- Born
- 1965
Johnny Symons is an Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker whose work explores LGBTQ+ issues and social justice. He began his career in the 1990s with independent films such as Out in Africa and Beauty Before Age, which examined queer lives across cultural and generational lines. In 2000, he…
Director
| Assembly(2025) |
| Out Run(2016) |
| Independent Lens(1999) |
| Ask Not(2008) |
| It's Still Elementary(2007) |
Writer
| Assembly(2025) |
| Independent Lens(1999) |
| Daddy and Papa(2002) |
Producer
| Meet Me at the Club: The Castro Country Club Story(2026) |
| Assembly(2025) |
| Build or Destroy(2022) |
| Pray Away(2021) |
| Your Mother's Comfort(2020) |
Cinematographer
| Assembly(2025) |
| It's Still Elementary(2007) |
| Beyond Conception(2006) |
| Independent Lens(1999) |
| Daddy and Papa(2002) |
Editor
| In the Life(1992) |
| Shaving the Castro(1996) |
Sound Department
| Out Run(2016) |
| Independent Lens(1999) |
| Beyond Conception(2006) |
| Hope Is the Thing with Feathers(2000) |
| Odessa Steps(1997) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| In the Life(1992) |
| Returning Home(2003) |
| Lost Boys of Sudan(2003) |
Editorial Department
| Meet Me at the Club: The Castro Country Club Story(2026) |
Production Department
| The Celluloid Closet(1995) |
Additional Crew
| Something Novel(2012) |
| Bug People(2012) |
| After Stonewall(1999) |
Thanks
| Girls Own the Void(2026) |
| Cries of the Sea(2023) |
| Ultimate Sacrifices: CPT. Jennifer Moreno(2022) |
| Objector(2019) |
| A Wake(2019) |
Self
| Daddy and Papa(2002)as Self |
| Shaving the Castro(1996)as Self - Narrator |