Filmmaker Biography
JONAH GREENSTEIN is an independent filmmaker. DEDALUS is his feature directorial debut. In 2019, he became one of the youngest contributors to the Whitney Biennial, as the editor of TRIPLE CHASER, a collaboration between Forensic Architecture and Laura Poitras, narrated by David Byrne.
Also with Laura Poitras, he was:
- Technical supervisor, SIGNAL FLOW, video installation at Manifesta 12 Palermo
- Co-producer and additional editor, RISK, featuring Julian Assange (NYFF ’15, Cannes ’16)
- Post-production supervisor, PROJECT X, starring Rami Malek and Michelle Williams (Sundance ’17)
- Motion graphics editor and post supervisor for ASTRO NOISE (Whitney Museum ’16)
He edited Jenny Perlin’s short documentaries DOUBLEWIDE (Berlinale ’20), and forthcoming FORTITUDE.
He was associate editor on 2018’s Emmy-winning CRIME + PUNISHMENT.
His work with Josh Begley – CONCUSSION PROTOCOL and BEST OF LUCK WITH THE WALL – has screened at MoMA, IFC, and Pink Floyd’s live show.
He was assistant editor for Richard Mosse’s THE ENCLAVE (Venice Biennale ’13)
He earned his BFA in film from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.
Cast Biographies
ALEXANDER HORNER had no acting experience when writer/director Jonah Greenstein discovered him and cast him as the unforgettable, haunted lead in part two of DEDALUS.
THOMAS JAY RYAN is an American stage and film actor. He may be best known for his starring role in 1997’s HENRY FOOL. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Ryan attended
Carnegie Mellon University and has worked in such theaters as Guthrie in Minneapolis
and Yale Repertory in New Haven. In addition, he has worked with avant-garde playwright
Richard Foreman and played roles ranging from Dracula to Degas. He has supporting roles in a variety of films, including STRANGE CULTURE, TEKNOLUST, ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND, THE BOOK OF LIFE, DREAM BOY, and the sequels to HENRY FOOL, FAY GRIM AND NED RIFLE. He played pioneering gay activist Harry Hay in the initial
production of the play THE TEMPERAMENTALS in 2009 in New York. In 2016, Ryan played Thomas Putnam in Ivo van Hove’s production of Arthur Miller’s THE CRUCIBLE at the Walter Kerr Theatre on Broadway. Recently, he reunited with van Hove for WEST SIDE STORY, also on Broadway.
ASHLEY ROBICHEAUX is a choreographer, performer, and teacher based in Los Angeles and Nashville. After studying dance at NYU, she joined the cast of SLEEP NO MORE. From 2011-2017, she presented her own works at venues including The Irondale Theater, National Sawdust, Gelsey Kirkland Theater, and Peridance Capezio Center. In 2017, she was an artist in residence at "The Hollows", where she created an immersive mixed media performance,
MATTRESS. She has worked as choreographer and movement coach for musicians such as Maggie Rogers, Lennon Stella, FKA Twigs, Billie Eilish, and Avril Lavigne, and was the assistant choreographer for the MUSE Simulation World Tour 2019. Her commercial work has represented brands including Gucci, Tatras, and TNT.
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