Jason Russell

Jason Russell (born October 12, 1978) is an American film and theater director, choreographer, and activist who co-founded Invisible Children, Inc. He is the director of Kony 2012, a short documentary film that went viral in the beginning of March 2012. In the first two weeks following its release, the documentary gained more than 83 million views on YouTube and became the subject of media scrutiny and criticism. Its subject is the Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony, his alleged war crimes, and the movement to bring him to the International Criminal Court.

Jason Russell
Russell and Kristen Bell in 2009
Born (1978-10-12) October 12, 1978
Alma materUSC School of Cinematic Arts
Occupation(s)Film director, charity worker, activist
Known forKony 2012
Board member ofInvisible Children, Inc.
Spouse
Danica Jones
(m. 2004)
Children2
RelativesRyan Hansen (brother-in-law)
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