Derek Lake(1982-2006)
- Director
- Writer
- Editor
Derek Lake was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on December 7th, 1982. The son
of an industrial salesman, Derek spent much of his youth moving through
the suburbs of the northeast until finally settling down in the rural
surroundings of upstate New York. It was here that his unlikely
encounters with a few friends and a video camera would ultimately begin
to define his path as a filmmaker. Derek started making short films as
young as 13 and continued throughout high school. Eventually the hobby
worked itself into a passion that would lead him to New York City where
he graduated from film school at the School of Visual Arts. He lived in
New York and wrote, directed, produced, and edited his own movies
before he was sadly killed in a cycling accident in June 2006.