Biography

Jared Drake is a former United States Marine that honorably served the country for 9 years. Upon his discharge, he decided to pursue a career in film and television. He graduated with a double degree from DePaul University's College of Communication with a BA in Media and Cinema Studies and from the College of Computing and Digital Media with a BA in Digital Cinema with a concentration of Television Production. Upon his graduation, He produced and directed a short documentary titled DD-214 (2017) that won multiple awards from numerous film festivals across the nation.

After graduation, Jared landed a position working for Facets Multimedia in Chicago, Il as a festival programming assistant. While there, he planned and helped coordinate the 36th Annual Chicago International Children's Film Festival that screened 250 films from 150+ countries around the world. After working on sets around the city, he returned to DePaul University to earn an MFA in Creative Producing moving to Los Angeles. While in LA, he worked on TV and Film sets as a production assistant before pursing Independent Film full time. He is currently developing multiple projects with his long time creative partner Jarrale "Jay" Daniels
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