Wake Up Hollywood – March 8, 2016

Dustin Jacobs was born in Atlanta, GA and raised in the North Georgia foothills. From a very early age Jacobs knew he wanted to be a filmmaker, often acting out scenes with friends on the playground.



Jacobs’ first job was as an usher in the local multiplex, moving up the ranks to eventually becoming a staff leader and projectionist.



While attending Kennesaw State University, Jacobs became the President of the KSU Cinema Society and organized a trip to the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. Upon graduating from Kennesaw State University in 2007, Jacobs turned his attention to his life long dream of becoming a filmmaker.



In 2009, Jacobs moved to Los Angeles, CA to pursue an MFA in film production at the University of Southern California where he studied directing and producing. Among the shorts were his thesis film CONSUMED, a collaboration with fellow KSU alum Charles Thomas, and the Student Academy Award Semi-Finalist PARA ELLOS.



Jacobs recently finished his run as a director on the PBS series JUST SEEN IT, and is developing THE LEGEND OF GEORGE TIREBITER with fellow USC alum Ron Olson Jr.