Jason Stone

Jason Stone was born in Johannesburg, South Africa and raised in Toronto. He began his career directing short films and music videos until moving to Los Angeles to attend the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts. While at USC, he made the short film JAY AND SETH VS. THE APOCALYPSE that became the inspiration for the apocalyptic comedy THIS IS THE END. In 2014, Jason directed his first feature THE CALLING starring Susan Sarandon, Ellen Burstyn, Topher Grace and Donald Sutherland.

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