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Walley Cinema Works

Jonathan Walley — Documentary Director & Filmmaker
  • Documentary + Long-form
  • Commercial + Short-form
  • CONTACT THE FILM
  • About
  • Connect

Creating independent documentaries, branded documentary films, and cinematic long-form content rooted in authentic stories, people, and places.

A walk with Richard

A Walk with Richard || Documentary Film

“A Walk With Richard” is an intimate portrait of a first-
generation Japanese immigrant and restaurateur who
firmly believes in “protecting” the customer, his business, and
his legacy.

A walk with Richard || Teaser

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Contact

CONTACT || OFFICIAL TRAILER

A skatepark becomes an instrument. Concrete, steel, wheels, and bodies converge in an experiment that transforms a familiar landscape into a living composition.

Moving between documentary observation and sonic exploration, Contact follows an unlikely collaboration in which architecture becomes audible and physical movement becomes music. As the boundaries between performer, instrument, and environment dissolve, the film reveals new possibilities for listening, collective expression, and the creative reimagining of public space.

CONTACT — Accolades & Recognition

Distribution

First Run Features — Acquired for Distribution, 2026

Awards & Nominations

ISFMF — Horizon Award Nominee

Thomas Edison Film Festival — Honorable Mention, 2027

Official Selections

Bicycle Film Festival — 2026

MONIFF (Monadnock International Film Festival) — 2026

L.A. Punk Film Festival — 2026

Antimatter [Media Art] — 2026

Red Cedar Film Festival — 2026

Phoenixville Film Festival — 2026

Victory International Film Festival — 2026

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Here

HERE | EP01
HERE | EP02

Hive MInd

Hive Mind || Full Film

Beehives have remained un-changed for over a hundred years, George and Nat have changed that...

George Datto is a retired Pediatrician turned Beekeeper who partnered with Master Carpenter Nat Wolfe to innovate a way forward to allow greater access to Beekeeping through a patented new Beehive design. Healthier bees means a healthier planet and that is George and Nat's ethos in this short doc.

The Renegades

The Renegades || Short Documentary

The Cost of Living

The Cost of Living.

Directed by Malcolm Critcher

Camera Operator - Jonathan Walley

The Keeper's Hive

The Monkey & The Elephant

The Monkey & Elephant || Short Documentary

This Too is Healthcare

This Too is Healthcare: Bridging the Gaps (Trailer)

Director - Andre Robert Lee. || Cinematography - Jonathan Walley + Wren Rene

American Hand

American Hand is a legacy ( 2011-2012 ) Documentary series that features several craftspeople in and around the New England Region.

American Hand || EP01
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American Hand || EP03
American Hand || EP04
American Hand || EP05
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American Hand

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