John Wellington Ennis (born February 21, 1973, in Los Angeles, California) is an American filmmaker, activist, and blogger. In 2004, he directed a film starring Amy Poehler and the Upright Citizens Brigade titled Wild Girls Gone. He is the co-founder of Video the Vote, a non-partisan group interested in documenting problems at U.S. polls. Ennis and Video the Vote co-created Free for All, a 2008 documentary about fraud in U.S. elections. He is also the founder of Shoot First, Inc., a film production company. His latest film is Pay 2 Play: Democracy's High Stakes, a feature-length documentary about the corrupting influence of money in our political system, featuring Robert Reich, Lawrence Lessig, John Nichols, Marianne Williamson and more...
Ennis has produced and developed reality television for FremantleMedia, RDF Media, and Nash Entertainment, and his work has been seen on NBC, Fox, CBS, ABC, TLC, BBC, and The Oprah Winfrey Show. Ennis’s New York City Toolz of the New School was a cult hit in the late 1990s. Ennis has produced many musical documentary, with many of today’s artists, such as Weezer, Linkin Park, Fall Out Boy, Fergie, John Mayer, Jane’s Addiction, Ne-Yo, Sarah McLachlan, Jack Johnson, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Audioslave and others.
Filmography YearFilmCredited as Director Producer Editor Cinematographer Notes 1999 X-in Concert Television 2000 The Cindy Margolis Show Television 2002 Meet My Folks Television 2002 Moist Book 2002 Get Lucky Lampshades 2003 Faking It Television 2003 The Masked Champion IV 2003 The Test 2003 The Eligible Gentleman 2004 The Complex: Malibu Television 2004 The Sensual Lover of Bindalele 2005 Next Big Thing: The 2 Skinnee J's Farewell Show multiple The Oprah Winfrey Show Television 2006 Money Talks: Profits Before Patient Safety 2006 Madison Rose Television 2007 Wild Girls Gone 2008 The Writers Room 2008 Free For All 2014 Pay 2 Play: Democracy's High Stakes
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Shoot First, Inc.