Jonathan Lacocque

Jonathan Lacocque co-founded the creative studio, Coat of Arms in 2010 and serves as its creative director, producer, and editor. Coat of Arms works with Fortune 100 and 500 brands and is a Webby, Emmy, Cannes Lion-awarded studio. He produced, filmed and edited the award-winning film, A Perfect Soldier, directed his first feature-length documentary, Born in a Ballroom in 2019, and recently completed his second feature documentary, O Pioneer in 2023. His work has played at over 50 film festivals world-wide, including Cannes, Doc Edge, DOC NYC, SXSW, and Tribeca. Jonathan is first-generation American (Cuban/Belgian) and was born and raised in Chicago. He currently lives in Helvetia, WV and balances filmmaking with community development and service work.