Jack is a writer, director, producer, and artist based in Atlanta, Georgia. Originally a playwright, he is an alumnus of the Horizon Theatre Company Playwriting Apprenticeship, a program geared specifically towards training writers in the collaborative development process.
After graduating at the cusp of the 2020 Covid lockdowns and following a few small productions on stages around Atlanta, Jack pivoted into production and is now a Production Coordinator in the thrumming Atlanta commercial scene. The skills he's developed in this role have enabled him to self-produce his own work, and he's currently in the process of editing his second short film with his creative partner, Diego Mallens. Still tethered to his roots,
Jack is also a 4-time director of Horizon Theatre's New South Young Playwrights Festival, an annual week-long celebration of contest-winning undergraduate playwrights from around the country.
No Place on Earth | Feature
Semi-Finalist: 2021 International Screenwriter’s Association Genre-Busting Screenplay Competition: Drama Category
Quarter-Finalist: 2022 Page International Screenwriting Awards
Quarter-Finalist: 2022 ISA Table Read my Screenplay Competition
Second Round Selection: ISA Fast Track Fellowship
Stormrunner | Feature
WINNER: Atlanta Film Festival Feature Screenplay Competition 2026
Idling | Short Film
Winner: 2021 Film Racing 72-Hour Film Challenge
My Roommate the Alien | Sketch
Winner: 2019 College Broadcasters, Inc. Visual Media Festival: Short Film Fiction
Winner: 2019 College Media Association Pinnacle Awards: Best Television Entertainment Program
Jail Time | Sketch
2nd Place: 2018 College Broadcaster’s, Inc. Visual Media Festival: Comedy Category
Intervention | Sketch
3rd Place: 2018 College Broadcaster’s, Inc. Visual Media Festival: Comedy Category
3rd Place: 2018 College Media Association Film Festival: Short Creative Film
Saw: A Fan Film | Short Film
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A Matter of Life and Death | 10-Minute Play
Selection for the 2018 Horizon Theatre New South Young Playwright’s Festival
Runner-Up: 2018 Southern Literary Festival: Short Play Category
Honorable Mention: 2017 Agnes Scott Writing Contest
A Matter of Life and Death | 10-Minute Play
Selection for the 2018 Horizon Theatre New South Young Playwright’s Festival
Runner-Up: 2018 Southern Literary Festival: Short Play Category
Honorable Mention: 2017 Agnes Scott Writing Contest

