WORK

Inside NYPL: Discover the Library’s Treasures

An eight-part series in which curators and librarians discuss items from the Polonsky Exhibition of The New York Public Library’s Treasures, from the original Winnie-the-Pooh to a sculpture by artist and dissident Elizabeth Catlett. Debuted on the web in January 2023.

New York Public Library / Surrender Pictures / Bloomberg Philanthropies

Produced & EDITED BY JON HART

ON LOCATION WITH JAMES IVORY

A half-hour documentary short about Oscar-winning filmmaker James Ivory, his 200-year-old Federal-style classical house in upstate New York, and the architecture that populates the films of Merchant Ivory Productions. Aired nationwide on PBS in Summer/Fall 2019.

Institute of Classical Architecture & Art / Surrender Pictures

DIRECTED & EDITED BY JON HART

The European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF)

Five videos documenting pieces on view at The European Fine Art Fair at the Park Avenue Armory in May 2022.

TEFAF / Surrender Pictures

Directed & EDITED BY JON HART

JOHN WATERS ON CY TWOMBLY

Legendary filmmaker John Waters “explains” the art of Cy Twombly in advance of a Sotheby’s Evening Sale.

Sotheby’s / Surrender Pictures

DIRECTED & EDITED BY JON HART

ON A MISSION TO BEAT MODERN FOOTBALL

The Cinderella story of Östersunds FK facing their biggest match ever against the British Premier League’s Arsenal.

COPA90

EDITED BY JON HART

A$AP Rocky + Ai Weiwei on Art & Fearlessness

Part of Sotheby’s Spring 2018 season, FEARLESS NOW, a tribute to creative voices who have pushed boundaries and challenged the definition of art.

Sotheby’s / Surrender Pictures

Produced & EDITED BY JON HART

DEEP CUTS

An interview series hosted by Manny Le Barbier, a barber to pro soccer players.

COPA90 / Major League Soccer

EDITED BY JON HART

Ruth Reichl and the Inspiring Legacy of the Hudson River

A converstation with Ruth Reichl in advance of Lindblad Expeditions’ inaugural voyage up the Hudson River.

Lindblad Expeditions / Surrender Pictures

EDITED BY JON HART

Design in Mind: Bunny Williams

A profile of famed interior designer Bunny Williams.

Institute of Classical Architecture & Art / Surrender Pictures

Directed & EDITED BY JON HART

More selected Work

Some of the countless videos produced by Surrender Pictures between 2012 - 2022 for Sotheby’s auction house.

Sotheby’s / Surrender Pictures

EDITED BY JON HART