Jon Crawford grew up in Arkansas where he received a B.A. in English Literature from Hendrix College. He directed Pink Houses, an award winning feature documentary before moving to San Francisco to study experimental film. He received his M.F.A. at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. Tell Me A Memory, his first year was an official selection at more than 30 film festivals including Frameline. His second year film, Foot Soldier was made in Arkansas where he also directed Leveling the Playing Field, a short documentary for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Crawford is a two time Carl David Memorial Award winner, a recipient of the Edie & Lew Wasserman Production Fellowship, a Point Scholar finalist and a Four Sisters Scholarship winner. His thesis film, Dog Meet Goose, was nominated for an Artios Award and premiered at the Munich International Festival of Film Schools. He is currently developing his first feature, Men in Bed.