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Jacob

Cardona

Filmmaker, Editor, Screenwriter

Forget about reality for a while.

Jacob is a post-production focused filmmaker hailing from Marlborough, Massachusetts. Jacob has been making movies since he was four with Legos and Godzilla toys. A writer-director at heart, his passion is bringing fantastical stories to life with a tinge of existential dread.

Jacob’s horror short film CRITIC won the Outstanding Horror Actor award at the 2022 Carnival of Darkness Film Festival and also played in the American Pavilion’s student block at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.

Jacob has worked with award-winning companies and prestigious institutions including Brave Wilderness, Deadline Hollywood, and Harvard University. He has experience working in film, theatre, and animation. Outside of directing and screenwriting, his strengths lie in the world of post-production, With a strong focus on editing, color grading, and motion graphics.

TOUCH GRASS (2024)

Fed up with the digital status quo, a nerd forces his socially inept friends to face their greatest challenge yet: a day offline at the park.

Directed, written, and starring Jacob Cardona

Cinematography by Stephen Szmed

Currently in Festival Season

CRITIC

CRITIC (2022)

All the Artist wants is to make a masterpiece, yet nothing seems to impress the ever monstrous Critic.

Directed, Written, Edited by Jacob Cardona

Cinematography by Mckenzie Raycroft

FESTIVALS/AWARDS

  • Outstanding Horror Actor (Marissa Caraballo) at the 2022 CARNIVAL OF DARKNESS FILM FESTIVAL

  • 2022 CANNES FILM FESTIVAL American Pavilion Student Bloc

  • Finalist in Low Budget category at the 2022 NEW YORK ISTANBUL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL

  • 2022 HAPPENSTANCE HORROR FEST Special Mention