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Cutting Deals

Right into the bone.

Directed by Jonathan Salmon

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Runtime
5 minutes
Year
2023
Genre
Comedy
Premiere
November 3, 2026 on PREVO
Starring
Tevin “Mandal” Williams, Tom Ainsley, Sierra Katow, Langston Kerman
Written by
Jonathan Salmon

The story

What more does a man have to do to sell a knife during a crisis around here?!

From the film

The director

Jonathan Salmon

Writer and director

  • Raised in Seattle and self-taught, now directing in Los Angeles.
  • Commercials for Apple Music, Beats by Dre and Lacoste; music videos for Vince Staples and Tove Lo.
  • Co-directed Bizarro World with Abdi Ibrahim. It premiered on Short of the Week and played Palm Springs ShortFest in 2023.

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The turnout

Every person who joins through this page moves Cutting Deals up this ladder. Know Jonathan? This is how you show up. Found the film five minutes ago? You count exactly the same.

10Crew passesEveryone credited on Cutting Deals gets their own free month of PREVO to hand out, and the cast and crew get access to Filmmakers Academy, the film school co-founded by cinematographer Shane Hurlbut, ASC.
25Weekend Read SpotlightCutting Deals gets its own piece in The Weekend Read, PREVO's weekly film magazine.
50Behind the ScenesJonathan sits for a Behind the Scenes interview, published and promoted.
100PREVO PROVENThe film earns the PREVO Proven laurel, permanently.

PREVO Proven – one hundred people. Subscribers who joined through this film, plus members who watched it and left a Note. One person counts once, and nothing else counts at all.

Cast and crew18 credits
Directed byJonathan Salmon
Written byJonathan Salmon
StarringTevin “Mandal” Williams, Tom Ainsley, Sierra Katow and Langston Kerman
Produced byJonathan Salmon and Justin Treviño
Executive produced byJonathan Salmon and Justin Treviño
Cinematography byZayd Ezzeldine
Edited byJonathan Salmon and Nick O’Neill
Production designerJess Ayala
Camera assistantChris Powers
Second camera assistantMacy Friday
GafferMike Williamson
Wardrobe stylistAlexa Maghloubi
Hair and makeupNadia Reese
Sound mixerMason Hankins
ColoristZachary Hetlage
Post soundSantiago Fauchier
Production assistantJerald Flowers
Production companyTreviño Productions

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