Jon Korn

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Photo by Alexis Tjian at Kezar Stadium

About Jon

Originally from Concord, Massachusetts, Jon Korn spent a decade in Los Angeles, trying to get warm. He now lives in Oakland, where he works as a writer and film festival programmer. Over the past few years, Jon has watched literally thousands of movies for the Sundance Film Festival, AFI FEST, Outfest and CineVegas, among others. Not all of them were good, but it is still a wonderful job. Jon is also co-creator of the Echo Park Time Travel Mart and a Jeopardy! champion. His hobbies include cooking, reading and not answering the phone.

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Jon's Backstories

  • Making a Killing
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    San Francisco has a great reputation around the country - if not the world - for food, art and music. And yet, apart from that chase in B...
  • Spirited Away
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    It's not always on my mind when I'm bellying up to the bar, but making alcohol is serious business. Brewers soak specially prepared grain...
  • Hard Roll
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    They say that it's not worth the trouble. You have to fight rush hour traffic all the way over to the Inner Richmond –and forget about fi...

Jon's Shortlist

 
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The five places you find yourself gushing endlessly about.

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Your well-worn paths. You could be considered a regular.

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Still-uncharted places that piqued your curiosity.

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