Jake is the writer/director of arguably the greatest film ever made on
a Thursday morning before 11:03, Nundercover. He also wrote and directed the Edsel of sexy
thrillers, Oral Fixation, which remains, however, very popular with
young men in the former Soviet republics of Central Asia.
Jake is the Grand Prize Winner of American Zoetrope's inaugural
Screenplay Contest, the top ten finalists of which were judged by
Francis Ford Coppola, from whom he received a nice letter and some
dough.
He is a recipient of a Development Loan from Bord Scannan na
hEireann/irish Film Board for his feature film, The Fergus Cycle.
His feature script, DEADLY DELUSION, was purchased and produced by Formula Features.
Directed by Nadeem Soumah, it stars Haylie Duff, Teri Polo, Mike Faiola and
Louis Mandylor. Production wrapped in April 2017. Premiered on LIFETIME, 1/13/18.
His scripts have been optioned by a bunch of Hollywood, NYC, Irish
producers, including Norman Twain (Lean on Me), Jane Startz (Ella
Enchanted), Isen Robbins at Intrinsic Value Films, Princ Films, Ken
Schapiro (Alchemy), Dawn Wolfrom.
He won for Best Screenplay, New York Film Fleadh, 2001.