Jared Drake

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.