Jared Callahan
Production
Known For

Grace, a compassionate young supervisor at a foster care facility, helps at-risk teens. But when a new charge dredges up memories of her own troubled past, Grace's tough exterior begins eroding.
Short Term 12

A day at a group home for troubled adolescents. Denim is the head counselor, involved somehow with Natalia, another counselor. During the day, we watch them and other staff deal with a boy who's getting into fights though he has only a week to go before his 18th birthday, a girl whose birthday it is, a foul-mouthed lad, and others. Denim uses music to calm one youth, orients a new staff member, sneaks a marijuana cigarette during a break, and by the day's end, talks to Natalia. Do any of us have it together?
Short Term 12

Argentina, 1960: a true crime story of how secret agent Zvi Aharoni hunts down one of the highest-ranking Nazi war criminals on the run.
The Driver Is Red

Things are not looking good for Brook, a young, talented singer/songwriter who has become the clichéd tortured artist. Slow to come to terms with the death of his mother, Brook is self-absorbed, aggressive, and the major obstruction to his own career success. His isolation is lifted when his three sisters and estranged father come to spread his mother’s ashes. Brook’s loving sisters have a magical effect on his anger and apathy, suggesting there may be hope for the misanthropic musician after all.
I Am Not a Hipster

Staged as a classic-era Bible epic, a celebrated bride discovers she is incapable of bearing children, while her cousin, a struggling farmer, harbours a dark jealousy towards a prosperous shepherd.
By the Time the Sun Is Hot

A teenage girl in an evangelical church youth group must deal with the fallout when her trust is publicly betrayed.
Washed Away

A pensive 11-year-old girl challenges the status quo with a group of misfit friends while attending a religious summer camp.
The Bacchae

Two wounded girls run through the woods towards a house, where a man waits with a gun.
Meat Eater

An aging country musician who's struggling to make ends meet receives an offer for an unusual private gig. Based on the life of cowboy singer Johnny Bencomo, who plays himself in the film.
Deep in My Heart is a Song

Two friends in a Southern drug recovery program struggle to come to terms with their addiction and mental illness by making a short film about the pain they've caused their families.
Clean Slate

A documentary about a middle-aged man who used to be a Crip gang member in South Central, Los Angeles.
Mr Somebody
Follow 90-year-old Janey as she writes and directs her latest original, socially relevant community theatre production for her small town.
Janey Makes A Play

A timely sociocultural look into the Appalachia region of Ohio and one artist's mission of 'erasing the hate.'
Beneath the Ink

A poignant look at the work of renowned children's author Richard Scarry as his son carries on the family legacy.
Like Father

Twelve Americans from across the political spectrum engage in a social experiment to test whether constructive dialogue is possible in today's polarized culture, and if so, how dialogue might be the first step in healing our nation.
Dialogue Lab: America

Santiago Gonzalez IV, a first generation Mexican-American, struggles with the tensions between his sexuality, nationality, and religion as he prepares for his college graduation.