Filmmaker everywhere from China to Hollywood, where, she says, life is exhausting because everybody is trying to be somebody. Indie film sets are her stomping ground; movie premieres her excuse to dress up.
She was the art department coordinator for her most recent project to hit the big screen, the Sundance hit Cold Souls, starring Paul Giamatti. Still, Jones, 29, considers herself anything but Hollywood. In her heart, she’s still just a film-dork from Tampa; Lutz, to be exact. Working in film is her passion; coming home at Christmas, her favorite time of year. See what she had to say about how she got started, why working with celebrities is disappointing and why the world of film can change the world at large.
This article appears in Aug 5-11, 2009.