Jon-Carlos Evans is a Berlin based filmmaker, audiovisual artist and writer. A native of St.Louis, MO, he holds a B.A. in Film Production from Webster University-St.Louis and a MFA in Media Arts Production from the City College of New York. Under his musical alias Klaas von Karlos, Evans is also the founder of experimental-electronic collective ReVerse Bullets and creative director of the GLITCH performance series/music label. As Klaas von Karlos, he is a member of music projects BIINDS, Naked Sweatshop, and Divan Rouge. His previous works include the short films "Antithesis," "Goodbye Brooklyn," "Julya," and "Salvation (Without You”).” He is a recipient of the Eastman Kodak Student Grant (2006), the Aloha Accolade Award (2010, Honolulu International Festival), and the Silver Palm Award (2010, Mexico International Film Festival). His film, "All Tomorrow's Children," won the Bronze Remi Award at Worldfest Houston and Best Narrative Film at the 2017 CUNY Film Festival. Currently, he serves as a Staff Writer for media website Black Nerd Problems and works as the Film M.A. Program Lead at Catalyst Institute for Creative Arts & Technology in Berlin.
The Lost Gods of Memphis Film-noir ⋄ Fantasy A society of Egyptian gods and goddesses lives hidden in plain sight in the American South. When one of their own disappears, four elderly, eccentric gods turned jazz musicians are enlisted to restore order. They are -" The Lost Gods of Memphis. "
Vesica Pisces Sci-fi Sonja, a retired model, must reconcile broken memories of two possible pasts and an unforgivable crime before the world's most powerful biological weapons producer claims her first.
Ashé (Night) Sci-fi ⋄ Fantasy With humanity’s numbers fading rapidly in the wake of a vampire pandemic, a man with special abilities is chosen from the last refuges to steal the source of the vampire’s power. His quest, however, may reveal that hope has been a lie all along.
Quarterfinalist - Emerging Screenwriters Genre Competition
(2021)
Quarterfinalist - Screencraft Film Fund
(2021)
Finalist - Indie Memphis Black Screenwriters Residency
(2018)
Best Narrative Film - CUNY Film Festival
(2018)
Bronze Remi Award (Experimental/Dramatic Film) - Worldfest Houston
(2017)
Aloha Accolade Award - Honolulu International Film Festival
(2010)
Silver Palm Award - Mexico International Film Festival
(2010)
Eastman Kodak Student Film Grant
(2006)
CUNY City College of New York
(2007-2009)
Webster University
(2002-2006)