Find this interview on THE MAKING OF MERCY STREETS feature included on the DVD version of Mercy Streets. Hear the thoughts behind the story from its inception to its making through interviews with the director, producers, actors, and crew. Director Jon Gunn was born in San Diego, CA. He graduated from Ithaca College with a B.S in Cinema & Photography and a minor in Music Theory. Jon has written, produced, directed and edited two films of his own, The Passing and The Rock. He has produced three other films, and was cinematographer for an award-winning soap opera entitled Semesters. Jon worked as a producer for a broad-band entertainment company, Intertainer Inc., where he has produced over five hundred trailers and promos. Jon has a passion for making powerful and entertaining films that offer hope and redemption to the world.