Hank Jacobs: Director, Co-Writer, Co-editor, Actor
Mr. Jacobs was born in Minneapolis, MN. His formal training, as an actor, took place at the Duke Ellington School for the Arts in Washington, DC, and at the Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama.
In 1998, Mr. Jacobs co-created, with Brian Osborne, and directed a circus called Delicious Vaudeville. This show was an instant cult hit, and with little more than word of mouth to advertise it, this show ran at three different venues for the next ten months.
Around this time, he became involved with a group in Brooklyn, NY called the Reel Sweet Betty Film Group. Reel Sweet Betty is a collective of talented movie makers at the forefront of the burgeoning digital movement. Within this group, the members learn all of the facets of digital movie making, from producing and organizing a production, to lighting, shooting, and directing, to sound recording, to script writing and supervision.
From 1999-2003, Reel Sweet Betty made over 35 shorts, and Mr. Jacobs worked on almost all of them
As a director, Hank Jacobs has made four short movies: Babe, Are You Out There (1999-8 minutes), Moped (2001-15 minutes), a twenty minute documentary called Day (2002-20 minutes), and The Absent Minded Suicide Bomber (2004-4 minutes).
Moped has been screened at film festivals in New York and San Francisco. Day has yet to receive a major screening,
Mr. Jacobs is currently living in the Los Angeles area with his wife two children. El Segundo is his first feature.
Not sure you’re ready to spend your hard earned money or time on an indie film? Here’s something to whet your appetite: the prologue to El Segundo. Animation by Jack Myers, narrated by Carlos Guzman.
Jeffrey Velazquez, our 1st AD and a great filmmaker in his own right, took this super 8 film detailing all the craziness happening behind the scenes that I didn’t even know about.
Another short film from the Gorilla Film Factory.?جø¬? This is your car on drugs.
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