The Job - Awards & Press

News Hour with Jim Lehrer
February 20, 2009

The Job was featured on The News Hour with Jim Lehrer, supporting a piece on the economic crisis affecting the US.

Senza Traccia
May 19, 2008

"L'autore, insegnante di lettere a Torino, in molti interventi appare molto critico nei confronti del linguaggio delle immagini - in particolare, nella sua utilità a scuola. Ma più di mille dibattiti sulla legge 30, nonché sull'immigrazione, valgono questi due pluripremiati minuti e mezzo diretti da Jonathan Browning."

Demostene Sofron, Romania
May 12, 2008

"Filmele intrate in selectia finala ridicindu-se la pretentiile asteptate, mai ales ca in faza finala au intrat nu mai putin de 51 de productii!

Marele Premiu a revenit filmului 'The Job/Precarite', Statele Unite, realizat de Jonathan Browning, interesant ca tema, o interpretare ironica a modului de gasire a unui loc de munca in varianta... mexicana!!!"

Chicago Sun-Times
May 2, 2008

"Jonathan Browning’s ‘The Job’ is a wicked satire in which a Latino
day-labor contractor in a pickup truck encounters white-collar types in a corporate plaza."

Latina Lista
April 4, 2008

"In the film, Browning ‘twists’ the situation of day-laborers in such a way that it makes people think about the issue in a real way. That Browning can accomplish this feat through humor makes his message that much more effective."

Statesman Journal
April 13, 2008

"A deliciously surprising short, which upends our expectations as a bunch of urban professionals find themselves on the receiving end of a cultural stereotype."

- Ron Cowan (Salem Film Festival)

Orlando Sentinel
March 24, 2008

"'Jonathan Browning's The Job is a clever calling-card short ...a comedy that lands its joke with style and cinematic flair."

- Roger Moore

Durango Herald
February 26, 2008

"'The Job' directed by Jonathan Browning is the most you'll laugh inside of 3 minutes. It's a great twist on immigrant day labor, and hilarious."

- Bryant Liggett

Durango Telegraph
February 28, 2008

"'Director Jonathan Browning has turned the immigration debate on its head, a good tactic for any satirist. At only three minutes in length, it’s a winner."

- Judith Reynolds

NBC4.com
February, 2008

"This writer, who has spent some time in the short film production trenches himself, was pleased, charmed, moved, and pleased again with the 20 films showcased from the DC Shorts 2007 Film Festival, which ran last September at the E Street Cinema...The films shown at the 'Best of the Fest' were selected as the cream of the crop by peer filmmakers, audience members and Jon Gann, the director of the DC Shorts Film Festival...Jonathan Browning’s The Job had the crowd laughing uproariously, as (it) took the audience to a new place by passing through familiar territory."

- Roy Maurer

Washingtonian
February, 2008

"Jonathan Browning’s, The Job, had the crowd laughing uproariously, as it took the audience to a new place by passing through familiar territory."

- Roy Maurer (Best of D.C. Shorts Fest)

San Fransisco Arts Monthly
February, 2008

"Writer/director Jonathan Browning's oddball short, 'The Job,' for example, may be one of the briefest selections, but its irreverent spirit is emblematic of IndieFest. "

- Jean Schiffman

The Daily Vidette
January, 2008

"After watching the film, 'The Job', it is not difficult to imagine why it has been winning awards. In just 3 minutes, the film exudes an air of freshness and uniqueness that is seldom found in films today. Browning has definitely begun to make his mark on the film industry. This is only the beginning of good things that will come his way."

- Rachel Mayhew

The Austin Chronicle
March 16, 2007

"The biggest cheer for all of the short films and features I've seen has gone to Jonathan Browning's 'The Job', a three-minute film that plays role reversal, portraying what it might be like if white-collar workers were subjected to day-laborer treatment. Brilliant… "

- John Razook

The Inquirer and Mirror
June 20, 2007

"This brief three minute short is perfectly comical and insightful in its satirical look at the immigration debate."

- Gabriella Burnham

DC Shorts Festival
June 21, 2007

"This film is hilarious. Very fresh and funny idea, brilliantly executed. Beautiful camera angles, great editing and acting. Music worked perfectly to shift moods between the scenes. Keep up the great work!"

- DC Shorts Festival

Washington City Paper
September 16, 2007

"...I heartily agree with the awards. LA director Jonathan Browning’s beautifully shot 'The Job' is barely over three minutes, but has a great concept and punchline. It got the loudest laugh and longest applause of the films I saw it with. No spoilers, except to say it is of the moment in a hysterically unexpected way."

- Dave Nuttycombe

The Eagle Newspaper
September 17, 2007

"Browning put together a thought provoking short that takes an interesting look at the United States' changing workforce. 'The Job' challenges audiences to reconsider their notions of work and immigrants in the United States. "

- Donna Leadbetter

Spoiler Alert Radio
December 13, 2007

"'The Job' is a true crowd pleaser."

- Toni Pennacchia (Host of “All Things Film”)

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