Jonathan Shawn Karsh (born October 16, 1971) is an American film director, producer, and former television host.

Career

Karsh was the winner of the Audience Award and Best Director Award at the

2003 Sundance Film Festival The 2003 Sundance Film Festival took place from January 16 to January 26, 2003. ''American Splendor'', a biopic of comic-book author Harvey Pekar, won the grand-jury prize. Steve Zahn and Maggie Gyllenhaal presented the awards in a ceremony tele ...

for his directorial debut, the documentary ''

My Flesh and Blood ''My Flesh and Blood'' is a 2003 documentary film by Jonathan Karsh chronicling a year in the life of the Tom family. The Tom family is notable as the mother, Susan Tom, adopted eleven children, most of whom had serious disabilities or diseases. ...

,'' which aired on

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in 2004. The film went on to win the

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for Best Documentary, and the top awards at the Amsterdam International Film Festival and

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.My Flesh and Blood (2003) – Awards
/ref> Karsh later made documentary films for MTV and AMC, and produced reality shows for

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, and

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. Karsh was the host of '' Kid Nation'', a controversial reality show that aired on

in fall, 2007. Jonathan Karsh
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American film directors Living people 1971 births Artists from Sacramento, California University of California, Davis alumni {{US-film-director-1970s-stub