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Jacob Stark
Screenwriters Lab
2019-2020 Fellow
CATCHING HELM (feature)
When the rabbi of Helm suddenly goes missing, his wayward son, Detective Lew, returns to his childhood home to investigate. Now, confronted with a troubled past, a town in turmoil, and the most puzzling case in his career, Lew only knows one thing for sure – He’s surrounded by idiots.
Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, Jacob S. Stark is a graduate of UCLA Law School and the UCLA Professional Program in Screenwriting. An award-winning writer/producer, Jacob has worked with entertainment companies ranging from Warner Bros to NBCUniversal to Nickelodeon. Most recently, Jacob produced the acclaimed Israeli TV series, The Man Who Wanted to Know Everything, which aired on Kan 11 and is being distributed by Keshet International. He also served as an executive producer on Netflix’s The Great Seduction, which premiered on the streaming network as the #1 non-English film in the world. He is currently writing and producing an animated Christmas feature (like a good Jewish boy) with A+C Studios out of England. He is very proud to have been an inaugural Jewish Writers Institute Fellow.
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