Roni Jonah: After college I decided to just go do something fun. My best friend said I was athletic and entertaining I should try professional wrestling. No, I never watched it growing up. Didn't want to be one my whole life. Just looked fun. So, I moved to Louisville. And it was fun. I tore out my ACL during my first couple of practices. After it healed I got pulled onto OVW TV in an angle with The Miz. That lasted about 6 months. After that I traveled a bit wrestling as "Rockstar" Roni Jonah, wearing a gold Elvis Suit that I made and carrying with me a red glittery guitar. My partner, Cyndi Bobcat, and I still have the WEW (Women's Extreme Wrestling) tag team belts. (Although, I haven't wrestled in a year) Good times.
 

SplatterTribe:  OK, I know you have a history with The Miz, What was that about and how long does it usually take someone to get annoyed after they start talking to him?

Roni Jonah: But, back to The Miz. Don't tell anyone, but The Miz is actually a cool dude. I didn't know who he was before I met him, honestly. But, those were good times! We played a dirty couple tag team. Our entrance was to make out really obnoxiously. Don't be jealous.
 

SplatterTribe:  OK, you are a hot female wrestler. I'm an average male non-wrestler. Do you think there is any kind of move you could put on me that I wouldn't enjoy just a little???? I mean........really......?

Roni Jonah: No.
 

SplatterTribe:  You also have designed wrestling gear for fellow female wrestlers and yourself, tell us about that and do you still design clothing?

Roni Jonah: I learned to sew as a means to an end. There was a market for costumes, I learned to financially capitalize. I still take orders from time to time, but it's definitely not my main passion. I do it for myself and friends and film now.
 

SplatterTribe:  Complete the following sentence...
If You don't like Roni Jonah you can...............

Roni Jonah: ...be completely free to have that opinion. It doesn't change my life at all.
 

SplatterTribe:  We have a feature on our message board called The SplatterTribe Proverb of The Week. Some Previous Proverbs have been 'You can't tell shit not to stink' and 'If it ain't broke you haven't used it enough', stuff like that. What I am wondering is if you have any 'proverbs' we can use for upcoming Prov's Of The Week? You can come up with something!

Roni Jonah: I often loosely quote 'The Guru' in 'Mantra' by saying "All is suffering" or "Things aren't always as they appear to be. Nor are they otherwise".

SplatterTribe:  Tell us about your transition to film making & How much of your time is being devoted to doing movies?

Roni Jonah: Well...the fun of wrestling started to wear off and I was pondering what I wanted to do next. By chance I was in Philadelphia at Monster Mania and this woman came out of nowhere, drug me upstairs, and told me to audition for one of the upcoming '8 Films to Die For'. A month later I got my audition emailed to me and explained that I was in a contest where you win based on votes. I came in second and was flown to LA to do a screen test. There I met JASON CROWE! An Independent film maker also living in Louisville. He knew who I was from wrestling and I knew who he was from his staring role in 'Dead Moon Rising'. Despite our efforts we only came in third place when they were only taking the top 2 men and women. But, that was only the beginning. Him and his best friend TJ Moreschi had a film company and were sitting on some brilliant ideas. With our combined talents, Jason's connections and my relentless motivation we made our first feature 'The Legacy', due out in February nationwide. From there we haven't stopped since. We've filmed our second feature 'Hell House' and we've since expanded to include a myriad of other people who are all writing their own films that we will make. And not just us, but everyone in the community has a project and we all work together to bring everyone's art to life. So, yeah, I guess we stay insanely busy.
 

SplatterTribe:  What is the most awesome scene you have been apart of so far?

Roni Jonah: Just recently I was involved in Billy Boyd's movie called 'Steampunk'. I was in a group fight scene where I got to do some really fun stunts dressed in 'Steam Punk' gimmick. Of course playing a mannequin turned vampire, killed with Dildos in 'Little Sex Shop of Horrors' was awesome too.

Roni Jonah: A bunch of hot chicks who throw pies at each other. Naked. Then they make out.   SplatterTribe:  I ask everyone I interview if they have a question I can ask the next person I interview. So this next question is from SplatterTribe's Miss November Kat The Midget Entertainer. The question can be about anything but Kat's is pretty cut and dried. Her question is,   "Mine's Doggy, What's your favorite position?"   Roni Jonah: The Mongolian Wompstomper

SplatterTribe:  Do you have a good random question I can ask the next person I interview?

Roni Jonah: What is your underwear situation?
 

SplatterTribe:  Do you have a question you would like to ask me? beside's "when is this interview gonna be up?"

Roni Jonah: What's love got to do? Got to do with it?

SplatterTribe:  If you where going to have your own Musicians Hall Of Fame (Individuals, not bands) who would be your first 5 nominees?

Roni Jonah: Grace Jones, Freddie Murcury, Madonna, Prince, David Bowie.

SplatterTribe:  OK time to check out your writing skills. I'll write a verse and then you write a verse to go with it. Then we'll have 2 verses for a song!
 

Anymore I don't care
If these walls fall down
I'll just dig a rut
and live in the ground

Roni Jonah: Be the ruler of my underground town
Sex and violence, spread it all around.
 

wrote and directed called 'Trepan'.'Trepan' is also part of a collaboration DVD of short horror films, called 'Kentucky Fried Horror'. 'Kentucky Fried Horror' is the project of Emily Westley and Cory Stringer. I'm also the horror host of that DVD.

'Hell House', our current work, in post production, should also be out early next year. 'Hell House' brings back all of those people plus a myriad of indie stars: Jim O Rear, Daniel Emry Taylor, April Hunter, Stacy Dixon, to name a few.

Currently I'm writing the next big thing, 'Lesferatu'. Lesbian Chainsaw Vampires. (Imagine Dracula in Wonderland). Everyone, and I do mean everyone, will make an appearance in that one. That's in pre production and will be ready to film, also, early next year.

Dale Miller and TJ Morecshi, other members of 'Feathered Italian Films', are writing a feature, and Jason Crowe is writing another one, as well.

So, we have our year filled up already. Check out: 'Steampunk'. Billy Boyd is a genius. I'm fortunate to have him and his brain designing the sets and props for 'Lesferatu'.

Claude Miles' 'The Way Station'. Where I actually played a Native American Indian. Claude has made several shorts and is a lot of the creative team for 'Lesferatu'.

He's hosting a mini film festival Dec 12. All of the stuff myself and Jason made will be played there along with many others including Eric Butts with his film 'Zeppo'. Eric is also a brilliant musician and will be part of the elaborate music team for 'Lesferatu'. He also made the epic 'Roni Jonah Show', which you can see at the film fest. Jerry Williams, creative mastermind, will also be showing his work at the fest. I think we'll be watching 'Saucer Sex from Beyond'. It's awesome.

I worked on Special effects on Jacob Ennis' 'Red River'. There I met, got to work with and absorb knowledge from, three amazing makeup artists: Sven Granlund, Dave Workeman, and Matt Perry. Look for the trailer called "Nin9 Lives" with myself, Mike Shouse, Tony Calhoun, Al Snow, Ben Woods, Kayla Perkins and Billy Drago. I know I've forgotten a lot and I'm sorry. Visit me: Facebook/RoniJonah. Also, go to www.FeatheredItalianFilms.com.

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