Jon Kasbe is an Australian-Indian documentary filmmaker. He is known for directing the films When Lambs Become Lions (2018), My Robot Sophia (2022), and the Hulu series The Deep End.
Career Kasbe’s debut feature documentary, When Lambs Become Lions (2018), follows an ivory dealer and a wildlife ranger in Kenya over three years. The film received support from the 2017 Sundance Documentary Fund, won the Best Editing Award at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival, and was nominated for two 2019 IDA Awards in Best Cinematography and Best Editing. It was released theatrically by Oscilloscope Laboratories and later became available on streaming platforms including Netflix.
In 2018, Kasbe was included in DOC NYC's inaugural “40 Under 40” list of filmmakers. He co-directed, shot, and edited My Robot Sophia (2022), a documentary about inventor David Hanson and humanoid robot Sophia. The film premiered in competition at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival.
Kasbe recently directed, executive produced, and filmed The Deep End (2022), a four-part documentary series released by Freeform and Hulu. The series profiles a spiritual teacher and her followers.
Filmography YearTitle Contribution Note 2012 Life Reflected Director and editor Documentary short 2012 A Beautiful Waste Director and editor Documentary short 2013 Heartbeats of Fiji Director, writer and editor Documentary short 2014 Mipso in Japan Director, writer, editor and cinematographer Documentary short 2014 The Hustler Director, writer, editor and cinematographer Documentary short 2014The Last Barn Dance Editor and cinematographer Documentary short 2016Nascent Director, editor and cinematographer Documentary short 2018When Lambs Become Lions Director, editor, cinematographer and producer Documentary 2020Blood Rider Director, editor, cinematographer and producer Documentary short 2022My Robot Sophia Director, editor, cinematographer and producer Documentary 2022The Deep End Director, cinematographer and executive producer Documentary series
Awards and nominations YearResultAwardCategoryWorkRef.2016 NominatedSanta Barbara International Film FestivalBest Documentary Short FilmNascent2018 WonMountainfilmSpecial Jury AwardWhen Lambs Become Lions WonTribeca FestivalBest Editing in a Documentary Film NominatedBest Documentary Feature NominatedZurich Film FestivalBest International Documentary Film NominatedSheffield DocFestEnvironmental Award NominatedDenver Film FestivalBest Documentary NominatedCamerimageFeature Documentary Films Competition2019 WonDocuDays UASpecial Mention NominatedInternational Documentary AssociationBest Cinematography NominatedBest Editing NominatedCleveland International Film FestivalGreg Gund Memorial Standing Up Award2020 NominatedCamerimageShort Documentary Films CompetitionBlood Rider2021 WonWebby AwardsVideo - Documentary2022 NominatedCamerimageFeature Documentary Films CompetitionMy Robot Sophia NominatedTribeca FestivalBest Documentary Feature
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