Laurence Harlan Jacobs
- Writer
- Director
- Producer
Born and raised in LA, Laurence attended NYU's Tisch School of the Arts for film production. After college, Laurence directed the short film 'Life in Text', a relationship drama starring Alexandra Daddario (HBO's "The White Lotus") and Tyler Ritter ("Homecoming"). It was featured on Bustle and Slash Film, and premiered at LACMA's Art+Film Lab. He then wrote the biopic 'Nichols & May' which follows legendary improv duo Mike Nichols and Elaine May during their magical relationship in 1960s Chicago/NY. The screenplay was a quarterfinalist in ScreenCraft's True Story Competition.
Later on, Laurence directed and produced a wide array of music videos and short documentaries. He helmed projects featuring GRAMMY-winner Iggy Pop, Common, Andrew Bird, Valerie June, Grace Potter and Robert Glasper, as well as legends like Steve Martin, R.E.M., and Elvis Costello.
For the 50th anniversary of Creedence Clearwater Revival's iconic song "Have You Ever Seen the Rain", Concord selected Laurence to direct the first-ever, official music video. Set in Montana, starring Sasha Frolova, Jack Quaid, and Erin Moriarty ("The Boys"), the video has 507+ million views to date.
Currently Laurence is directing a 10-year documentary which follows the lives of actors, writers, and comedians as they make it in LA. He's also writing his next original screenplay, a multi-vignette drama in the vein of 'Magnolia'. His next short, 'Don't Be Shy', based on a true story, stars Ali Fumiko Whitney (Netflix's 'Find Me Falling'), Sydney Taylor ('Marked Men'), and Zak Takowsky.
Later on, Laurence directed and produced a wide array of music videos and short documentaries. He helmed projects featuring GRAMMY-winner Iggy Pop, Common, Andrew Bird, Valerie June, Grace Potter and Robert Glasper, as well as legends like Steve Martin, R.E.M., and Elvis Costello.
For the 50th anniversary of Creedence Clearwater Revival's iconic song "Have You Ever Seen the Rain", Concord selected Laurence to direct the first-ever, official music video. Set in Montana, starring Sasha Frolova, Jack Quaid, and Erin Moriarty ("The Boys"), the video has 507+ million views to date.
Currently Laurence is directing a 10-year documentary which follows the lives of actors, writers, and comedians as they make it in LA. He's also writing his next original screenplay, a multi-vignette drama in the vein of 'Magnolia'. His next short, 'Don't Be Shy', based on a true story, stars Ali Fumiko Whitney (Netflix's 'Find Me Falling'), Sydney Taylor ('Marked Men'), and Zak Takowsky.
