Assistant Professor
Jason Jakaitis is an Assistant Professor in the Communication Department. A creator of mixed-media and poetic documentaries, his personal work explores how his family dynamics are shaped by disability, while his community projects support social issue change-makers like the Black Panthers and the Hatlen Center for the Blind. His documentary Mothersbane won the Jury Prize at the 2011 SXSW Film Festival. Jason previously served as Director of Independent Media at the Bay Area Video Coalition, where he supervised community storytelling programs, including San Francisco’s Public Access Television Station and the National Media Maker Fellowship.
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About Jason Jakaitis
Jason Jakaitis is an Assistant Professor in the Communication Department. A creator of mixed-media and poetic documentaries, his personal work explores how his family dynamics are shaped by disability, while his community projects support social issue change-makers like the Black Panthers and the Hatlen Center for the Blind. His documentary Mothersbane won the Jury Prize at the 2011 SXSW Film Festival. Jason previously served as Director of Independent Media at the Bay Area Video Coalition, where he supervised community storytelling programs, including San Francisco’s Public Access Television Station and the National Media Maker Fellowship.
| 2018 - Present | Faculty Member, Saint Mary's College of California ‐ Communication | |
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| 2016 - Present | Adjunct Faculty Member, San Francisco State University ‐ Cinema | |
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| 2013 - 2019 | Adjunct Faculty Member, College of San Mateo ‐ Film | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
| 2013 - 2013 | Individual Artist Grant |
| City of Oakland | |
| 2009 - 2009 | Small Grants in the Arts |
| Fleishhacker Foundation | |
| 2008 - 2008 | Leo Diner Memorial Scholarship |
| San Francisco State University | |
| 2008 - 2008 | Princess Grace Award |
| San Francisco State University | |
| 2007 - 2007 | New Filmmaker Grant |
| Panavision | |
| 2007 - 2007 | Personal Works Grant |
| Film Arts Foundation |
Professional Service and Affiliations
| 2014 - 2015 | Director of Independent Media, Bay Area Video Coalition | 2012 - 2014 | Community Filmmaking Manager, Bay Area Video Coalition | 2009 - 2014 | Manager, Youth Filmmaking program, Bay Area Video Coalition |
Honors and Awards
- Jason Jakaitis Memorial Scholarship (awarded to SFSU Cinema student), 2019
- Mothersbane: South by Southwest - Jury Award 2011
- Mothersbane: Picture This International Disability Fest - Best Short Documentary, 2011
- Mothersbane: Focus Film Festival - Best of Festival and Audience Award, 2010
- Mothersbane: Cinema Touching Disability - 1st Place, 2011
- Mothersbane: Fargo Film Festival - Honorable Mention, 2010
- Mothersbane: Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival - Jury Award Finalist, 2011
- Mothersbane: Superfest - Merit Award, 2010
- Minutiae: Portland International Short Film Festival - Special Jury Award, 2006
- The San Francisco Foundation - Murphy Cadogan Fellowship, 2006
Courses
- Art of the Short Film
- Director's Cinema
- Introduction to Film Studies
- Introduction to Digital Culture
- Introduction to Technology, Media, and Culture
- Science Fiction & Philosophy
- Personal Storytelling through Media
- Writing Short Films
- Explorations in Interactive Cinema
- Documentary Writing
- Documentary Workshop
- Experimental Documentary
- Advanced Fiction Filmmaking
- 16mm Film Production
- Video Production
| 2007 - 2010 | MFA, San Francisco State University ‐ Cinema | |
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| 1999 - 2001 | MA, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ‐ Communication Studies | |
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| 1995 - 1999 | BA, University of Puget Sound ‐ English | |
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Links
Contact Information
Phone: 415-238-2243
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