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John Wilson (filmmaker)
John Michael Wilson (born October 7, 1986) is an American documentary filmmaker. He is the creator and director of How To with John Wilson, a comedy-docuseries on HBO.[1][2][3] Early life and educationWilson was born in Astoria, Queens, and grew up on Long Island. He became interested in film as a teenager when his father gave him a movie camera. Wilson cites Les Blank, George Kuchar, and Bruce Brown as influences.[1] Shortly after graduating from high school, Wilson completed a feature film called Jingle Berry.[4] He added the reference to Jingle Berry to his own Wikipedia page in season 2, episode 4 of How To with John Wilson.[5] While attending Binghamton University, Wilson made a short documentary, Looner, about a balloon fetish community.[6][7] At Binghamton, Wilson joined an a cappella singing group, the Binghamton Crosbys.[8] CareerIn 2008, after graduating from college, Wilson worked for a private investigator. He has said this experience influenced his focus on the people and places of everyday life.[6] In 2015, Wilson was asked to go on tour with David Byrne to make an original film about his performance.[9] Titled Temporary Color,[10] the film has been called a "true crime concert doc about David Byrne and a pair of violent criminals". The next year, Vimeo asked Wilson to make a documentary about the Sundance Film Festival. These works caught the attention of comedian and writer Nathan Fielder, and the two started collaborating after meeting in 2018.[2] In October 2020, Wilson's comedy docuseries How To with John Wilson premiered on HBO.[2] The series' second season premiered in November 2021,[11] and its third and final season premiered in July 2023.[12] The show is executive produced by Fielder, Michael Koman and Clark Reinking.[13] In the show, Wilson attempts to give advice while dealing with his own personal issues. The 25-minute episodes, framed as tutorials and filmed mainly on the streets of New York City, cover topics from small talk to scaffolding. Each episode is narrated in a second-person perspective, and features numerous shots edited together from hours of B-roll.[14] References
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