Please Eat Organic
Director, Producer and Editor
The 2023 short horror film Please Eat Organic, which Jacob directed and edited follows a group of wayward hippies who come across fundamentalist Mennonites in the 1970s. Inspired by horror films like the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Please Eat Organic draws on themes of generational conflict and cult that culminate in a bloody finale.
Please Eat Organic had it's World Premiere at the Macabro Mexico City International Horror Film Festival in August 2023 and has since screened at The Toronto Indie Horror Film Festival, Toronto Short Film Festival and the South Texas Underground Film Festival.
14 mins/2023
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The Water Brothers (Season 5)
Editor
This 2023 docuseries, which Jacob edited, explores numerous environmental topics in Ontario such as plastic and PFAS pollution, The World’s Oldest and Cleanest Waters, and the riveting landscapes of the Hudson Bay Lowands, also known as the Breathing Lands. See more.
~30 minute episodes / 2023 / Available to stream on TVO
*Nominated for Rob Stewart Award for Best Science or Nature Documentary Program or Series -Canadian Screen Award
Programmed
Editor
The 2021 film, Programmed, which Jacob edited, follows Chris as he attempts to gain meaningful employment after a stint in prison. A collection of lies culminate in an explosive ending.
16 Mins / 2021
The Sunset Channel
Editor
The 2018 film The Sunset Channel, which Jacob edited, follows a reclusive man named Robert who claims to have witnessed a drowning on the sunset channel. The film most notably screened at festivals such the Reykjavik International Film Festival, Sudbury Cinefest, and the LA Film Awards for which Jacob took home best editing. It is currently available to stream on Omeleto.
Winner - Best Editing - LA Film Awards
Eastern
Producer & Editor
The 2017 documentary Eastern, which Jacob produced and edited, follows the final season of renowned basketball high school Eastern Commerce and it's untimely closure. After a successful festival run, Eastern was picked up by TSN for national broadcast. It is currently available to stream on Youtube.
Luna Li - Opal Angel (Live @ Marquee Sound)
Editor
Last Ride Through Regent
Editor
The 2017 documentary, Last Ride Through Regent, which Jacob edited, chronicles the gentrification of one of Toronto's most beloved neighbourhoods, Regent Park. Through the eyes of director Dwayne Sybbliss, Last Ride Through Regent tells us what it means to live as a community through a generation of displacement and construction.
34 mins / 2017