Jake Jakubowski

Jake Jakubowski
Jake Jakubowski
	c. 2022 Portland, Maine
Born	September 16, 1973 (age 49); Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Citizenship	United States; Maine;
Education	SHS (1988–1992); MCC (1998–1999);
Occupation	Documentary Filmmaker
Notable work	The Mayor: A Chronicle of Williams Syndrome
Awards	3x finalist of the Telly Awards; Eagle Scout;
Website	jakejakubowski.com

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Jake Jakubowski is an American director of documentaries best known for the film The Mayor: A Chronicle of Williams Syndrome, with Josh Duffy. He is a three time finalist of the Telly awards in the category of use of music.

Early Life and Education

Jakubowski was born on September 16, 1973 at Lancaster General Hospital in Pennsylvania, under the name David Crnkovich. He was born with the birth defect clubfoot and underwent three surgeries to get his feet straight. At the age of seven, along with his two siblings, he was adopted into the Jakubowski family. Now with the name David Jakubowski (Jake-ah-bow-ski), he took his family's nickname as his stage name; Jake Jakubowski.

In 1992 Jakubowski graduated at the age of 18 from Simsbury High School, in Simsbury, Connecticut. From 1998 through 1999, Under the mentorship of Professor Robert Kagan, he studied video editing at Manchester Community College in Connecticut.

Résumé

Video

(1992 (1992)-1993 (1993)): Director (Board of Ed. meetings), for Simsbury Community Television. Simsbury, CT.
(1998 (1998)-1999 (1999)): Video editor, for WFSB Channel 3. Hartford, CT.
(1999 (1999)-{{end date|2000): Director, Cox Shopping Kart for Cox Media Group. Manchester, CT.
(2000 (2000)-2006 (2006)): Director; Video editor (Television commercials) for Cox Media Group. Manchester, CT.
(2008 (2008)-2012 (2012)): Videographer; Video editor (Training videos) for Edible Arrangements. Wallingford, CT.
(2021)-Present: Producer; Director, DMJ Productions. Brunswick, ME

Web Design

1998 (1998)-2012 (2012): iCONN Creations (freelance), Manchester, CT.
2015 (2015)-2022 (2022): Maine Street Web Design (freelance). Brunswick, ME.

Other

2018-Present: Overnight Shelter Attendant for Tedford Housing. Brunswick, ME.

Bibliography

Jakubowski, Jake (January 5, 2022). The Mayor: A Chronicle of Williams Syndrome, with Josh Duffy (Documentary). Maine, U.S.: DMJ Productions.

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