Dr. Jacobs is a writer, director, and producer with a first look deal at a subsidiary of Lionsgate Studios. He is currently in development on several episodic series and movies under this deal. Prior to signing on with the studio, Jacobs wrote and directed the college comedy, KILLING POE (2016), which showed at numerous film festivals, including the Lone Star Film Festival, LA Comedy Film Festival, and Chicago Comedy Film Festival. The movie received numerous awards and nominations for Best Feature Film (HorrorHound Film Festival), Best Independent Film (Rondo Statuette), Best Screenplay (Maverick Movie Awards), Audience Choice Award (Chicago Comedy Film Festival), and more. Jacobs is also writer-director of the feature documentary, BECOMING TRULY HUMAN (2017), which looks at the rise of the religiously unaffiliated, or "Nones," and the beliefs of this growing demographic. The film received a limited theatrical release through Aspiration Studios and digital distribution through Freestyle Digital Media. Both movies are now available on all major VOD and SVOD platforms.
Killing Poe (2016)
KILLING POE is a college comedy about five students who find themselves in the most infuriating class on Edgar Allan Poe ever. After weeks of abuse from their Professor -- and a 'shrooms fueled trip with a beat-boxing groundskeeper and a TV horror host -- the group plots revenge. But their "simple" plan spirals out of control, and they learn the hard but hilarious way what Poe's stories are really all about.
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Becoming Truly Human (2017)
BECOMING TRULY HUMAN is a post-secular documentary on the rise of the "Nones" (those with no religious affiliation). The film offers one-on-one portraits of this demographic, as well as group discussions that highlight their diversity of beliefs. Alongside these cinematic portraits is the story of a former None, Basil, who recounts his journey from religious non-affiliation to religious affiliation.
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