Karl Jason
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KARL JASON has worked in all aspects of film and television, from concept to post production. His directing and acting experience in both theater and film has not only made him an 'actor's director,' it has also driven him to create strong, visually-arresting narratives. Over the last two decades, Karl has directed dramas, documentaries, and commercials filmed in North America, South America, Europe, Africa and Asia. He has a diverse range of experience in a broad cross-section of genres from crime / action / adventure to musical comedy. His work has been seen around the world on international and local networks .
contact:
T: 416-410-2111
E: contact@northernfilms.com
Below is a list of selected credits Karl has been involved in as showrunner, director, producer or writer. If you wish more detail on any show please contact us and we will be happy to accomodate.
Off the charts and irreverent; in 13 episodes Spawn & Geezer explores aging and the Millennial "gaze". A comedic, improv & scripted web series following a geriatric and cantankerous black father, (Geezer) and his gay, mixed race, non-binary, high school dropout child (Spawn). The show captures their struggles to understand each other and the ever-evolving world around them.
Around the world there is a constant battle to survive plagues of rodents and insects which are attacking our farms and food supply. If we lose the battle starvation will result.
Experts hope to unlock the secrets of the golden city of El Dorado by examining a 10in-long statue that may hold the key to the lost Amazonian civilisation.
In our oceans, lakes and rivers there is a constant battle for survival which is continually affected by our actions. Hidden underwater we may not notice these changes until it is too late.
What makes us eat more than we should? What makes us want to be lazy? The science of our bodies and mind reveal what lies behind these deadly sins.
Forests are the lungs of the world and key to climate change. Our forests are constantly under attack threatened by global invaders.
Hidden in our cities are growing infestations of some of the most resilient creatures in the world. Many have survived for milliions of years and are adapting as we change their environment.
What makes us greedy? Why do we envy? These sins have existed as long as humans have been on the planet. Science can explain why we are driven to these deadly sins.
A billion dollar diamond ship on the high seas mines the ocean floor thousands of feet below with a house sized remote control vehicle.
Lust and wrath are an integral part of being human. Why are we unable to avoid these deadly sins? Science proves why they may even be important to our existence.
A 6-year-old girl witnesses the murder of her grandmother, and identifies her uncle as the attacker. Athough he is convicted, his wife knows he is innocent.
En route from Jakarta, Indonesia, to the airline’s home base in Singapore, SilkAir Flight 185 is 35,000 feet above the jungles of Sumatra when the plane banks sharply to the right, takes a nosedive, and crashes into a remote jungle river. All 104 people on board die in the disaster and then it’s up to investigators to figure out what happened. At first, they suspect mechanical failure. But when the full story behind the crash is finally revealed, it proves more disturbing than anyone could have imagined.
Tevia and Julia are guilty of pride and deception. The science, religion and philosopy lays bare the human urges that drives them.
You never know what your limits are until they are tested in a life and death situation with a loved one.
A woman secretly dates her best friend's brother and must now reveal all to her friends and family. The future of two families hang in the balance.
In the small town of Waco Texas. A cult leader leads his followers in a tragic standoff with authorities.
The last 24 hours in the life of JFK Jr. Why did he, Caroline his wife and her friend perish off the New England coast.
Two things you don't want to happen to you when you are on an airplane flight are being hijacked and running out of fuel over the ocean.
Stay safe while living life to the limit. A feature doc takes us to the most interesting places in the world and shows you how to come back alive.
On August 6, 1997, Korean Air Flight 801 crashes five kilometres short of its destination, the airport in Guam. More than 200 people on board are killed. The crash is the beginning of a crusade for one passenger determined to make air travel safer.
East Point, Georgia. March 1st, 2001. The lifeless body of Cynthia Rolle, 51, is discovered inside her car, parked in her driveway. Police determine she has been shot eight times through the glass, but can find no bullet casings at the scene. Rolle`s purse is found in her car and her house is intact, eliminating robbery as a motive.
The three man crew of FedEx 705 are just finishing their climb out from Memphis when the attack starts. In their struggle to control both the plane and the attacker, the pilots perform incredible feats, in order to save their lives.
A already married man has to come clean as his wedding date with another another woman approaches. Who is is true love and will he be forgiven by his new bride to be?
January 3, 2004, a plane crashes into the Red Sea minutes after take off. Was it terrorism? A mechanical failure? Or did the very experienced and respected pilot make a mistake that cost all on board their lives?
The Henry Larsen icebreaker is often the only lifeline for mariners in the treacherous seas north of Newfoundland. One of it's key tasks is to protect the Fogo Island ferry.
After taking off from Indonesia’s Suribaya airport, Adam Air Flight 574 settles in for the two-hour trip to Manado. But somewhere over the Java Sea, the plane hits turbulence, and air traffic controllers notice the aircraft is hundreds of miles off course… and headed for a major storm. The jet’s navigational systems aren’t working. And the bad weather is closing in. When suddenly, flight 574 disappears from radar — 102 people are killed. The investigation uncovers shocking problems with Adam Air — and much of the Indonesian airline industry.
Sharks and alligators are incredibly dangerous. Survivors return to the location of their spectacular attacks in water to face their fears.
Preparing to take a group of African-Muslim pilgrims home to Sokoto, Nigeria, Nigeria Airways Flight #2120 takes off from Saudi Arabia’s sprawling Jeddah airport in the blistering desert heat. But once in the air, the pilots get a warning that their plane is not properly pressurizing. With their aircraft losing hydraulics the pilots struggle to turn back towards Jeddah. In the meantime, the cabin fills with heavy smoke and fire. Just two miles from the airport, Flight #2120 erupts into a fireball and plummets to the ground, killing all 261 people on board. The deadliest DC-8 crash in history and the worst accident ever for a Canadian airline, investigators must now determine what went wrong.
Rhinos and elephants are incredibly dangerous. Survivors return to the location of their spectacular attacks in water to face their fears.
Trapped in your worst nightmare, your survival depends on a dedicated team of individuals. The results are almost unbelievable.
Grizzlies and hippos are incredibly dangerous. Survivors return to the location of their spectacular attacks in water to face their fears.
A 6-year-old girl witnesses the murder of her grandmother, and identifies her uncle as the attacker. Athough he is convicted, his wife knows he is innocent.
When an inexplicable failure strikes – the loss of two engines on a brand new passenger jet mid-way between Montreal and Edmonton the pilot needs all his skill, and a little bit of luck, to get his plane to the airport. But his saga doesn’t end there – because the runway he thought was abandoned is anything but.
Wes and Lise have been together since their teens. Both products of traumatic childhoods, they bonded over a mutual interest in marijuana and other recreational drugs...
A truck driver cheated his employer (who's also his cousin) out of $200,000, resulting in bankruptcy for the company. The time has come to clear his concience and face the music.
Eight drivers and their nominators are taken to the Driver Rehabilitation Centre, where they compete in challenges designed to improve their driving skills, in an effort to not be named Canada's Worst Driver.
In Algiers on Christmas Eve in 1994, an Air France Airbus carrying 180 people was hijacked by four Algerian terrorists just before take off. They demanded the release from prison of Muslim leaders held by the Algerian authorities.
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