DIRECTOR
Short Film | 2020
A pregnant woman visits her family's beach condo in Florida to escape for the weekend.
OFFICIAL SELECTION:
2020 AFI FEST, 2020 Florida Film Festival, 2021 IFFBoston
FEATURED ON:
Directors Notes - directorsnotes.com/2021/05/19/jacob-halpren-claire-at-seven-months
STARRING: Emily Althaus, Matt Barats
WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY: Jacob Halpren
PRODUCED BY: Evan Cutler Wattles
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Ryan Nethery
EDITED BY: Jacob Halpren & Matt Porter
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Cecilia Delgado
1ST ASSISTANT CAMERA: Aaron Preusch
GAFFER: Greg Costa
GRIP: Jeremy Teran
SWING: Michael Spry
PRODUCTION SOUND: Patrick Burgess
PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Maddie Jones
HAIR & MAKEUP: Catie Sibbald
PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS: Neil Curiel, Chauncey Graham, Cameron Rogers
SOUND DESIGN & MIX: Patrick Burgess
COLOR: Na Thirakomen
MUSIC SUPERVISOR: Adam Brodsky
TITLE DESIGN: Kat Mukai
Short Film | 2018
A couple's deep-seated problems come to the surface as they attempt to buy olives for their housewarming party.
OFFICIAL SELECTION:
2018 IFFBoston, 2018 Nashville Film Festival, 2018 Calgary International Film Festival
STARRING: Drew Lewis, Emily Althaus
WRITTEN, DIRECTED, AND EDITED BY: Jacob Halpren & Steven Ross
PRODUCED BY: Evan Cutler Wattles
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Ryan Nethery
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Cecilia Delgado
1ST ASSISTANT CAMERA: Goran Mrvc
2ND ASSISTANT CAMERA: Austin Mulhern
STEADICAM OPERATOR: Brendan Poutier
GAFFER: Ted Maroney
SOUND MIXER: Brian Blum
BOOM OPERATOR: Trey Demming
ART DIRECTOR: Maddie Jones
HAIR & MAKEUP: Alex Hartnett
KEY PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: William Cudd
PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS: Mozart Lalanne, Phil Meister, Willa Nielsen
SOUND DESIGN: Evan Graham Dunn & Brian Flood
COLORIST: Na Thirakomen
98 mins | 2014
Full film link available upon request
When Grayson has a delayed layover in NYC, he decides to contact Rachel, his ex-girlfriend from high school, after five years of silence. But when he misses his morning flight, one night turns into a weekend where two ostensibly different people reconnect as they grapple with the complexities and contradictions of pseudo-adulthood.
WINNER:
Best Feature Film - 2014 Fort Myers Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION:
2014 Fort Myers Film Festival, 2014 Landlocked Film Festival
STARRING: Jacob Halpren, Alexandra Stergiou
FEATURING: Daisy Seymour, Steve Girard, Seth Gleeson, & Eric Miller
WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY: Jacob Halpren
PRODUCED BY: Jacob Halpren, Alexandra Stergiou, & Brian Streem
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Josh Fisher
EDITED BY: Matt Kazman
ORIGINAL MUSIC BY: Ryan Dann
