Jon Ayon is a Mestizo (Comcáac/Nahua-Salvadoreño/Xicano) filmmaker from LA. In 2010, he made Oakland home and earned a B.A. in Cinema from San Francisco State and an MFA in Documentary from Stanford University. His work has earned him recognition and support from Roman Coppola, The Annenberg Foundation, SFFILM, NewFilmmakers LA, Points North Institute, IDA, Full Frame, Avenida TV, & Sundance. Ayon’s films highlight issues pertaining to the Mestize/Latine- “American” experience, such as broken Indigenous kinship systems, internalized colonialism, Ulysses syndrome, and generational trauma.