Santa Cruz Magazine

“Ambitious young filmmaker charting a career from his home base in Santa Cruz.”
 

“In his work as a filmmaker, Jono Schaferkotter loves nothing more than to blur the distinctions between genres… He’s taking that same approach to his career.”

“… Schaferkotter used [“The Beginning”] as a springboard to make another film, this one a short he plans to use as a ‘calling card’ project…  ‘Spaceman’ is a penetrating portrayal of where men and women often diverge as relationships mature and often fizzle.”

“His latest project comes from a script he’s been working on for three years. His first film, he said, cost him $500, out of pocket. The subsequent ones a bit more, and the latest project he estimates will cost $500,000.”

“With three feature-length films and one short under his belt, this budding auteur is attempting to create a vibrant career while living and working in Santa Cruz…  where he spends his time surfing at Cowell’s and writing in downtown coffee-houses.”

- Wallace Bain (Santa Cruz Magazine - Fall 2009)