Jacob Leighton Burns
Directing
Known For
A young woman is haunted by visions of a faceless man after she is awoken from the dead in a body that is not her own.
Electric Nostalgia

A young woman struggles with the painful and gruesome side effects of an experiment with time travel gone wrong that causes her to lose control and shift through time at random.
Shifter

A journey centered around an ad-seller for one of the last alt-weeklies in the country, who, after witnessing a murder, is intimidated into being the killer's reluctant accomplice.
Every Heavy Thing

An intelligent, white-washed black youth adopted by a Caucasian family has a crisis of ethnic identity while growing up in white suburbia with his urban culture obsessed, white best friend.
You People

A mystery unravels when a troubled teen is sent to a rural group home where he struggles with the head counselor's unorthodox methods.
Flint

After a school janitor's shady past comes to light, he's forced to choose between helping his former partner-in-crime or protecting innocent students.
Just the Janitor

A young woman gets more than she bargained for when she stops at a gas station on her way out of town to score some quick cash.
Stick Up

A look inside the minds of two students who have been bullied to the extreme.
The Monsters

A husband and wife, each harboring a deadly secret, plot to kill one another without realizing they have chosen the same fateful night for their sinister plans. The timing is as impeccable as it is horrific: the eve of Christmas. What unfolds is a chaotic journey riddled with mix-ups and mayhem, as their dark intentions collide in unexpected ways.
Hell Hath No Fury

An isolated couple with too much time on their hands develops an unhealthy fascination with their mailman. Violence and absurdity follow as they descend into a world of phantasmagoric delusion.
He Brings the News (Il apporte la nouvelle)

Three eccentric siblings return to their childhood home to reconnect but end up digging up the past of their parents' mysterious disappearances.
She's the Eldest

An anthology film consisting of five different directors filming five different segments throughout one single day in the life of protagonist Molly.
Mono

"It's only a movie... it's only a movie... it's only a movie..." But what if it wasn't ONLY a movie? A young woman fights for her life when a 1970s movie slasher terrorizes her from beyond the tv screen.
When Shadows Lay Darkest

Jack is under a lot of stress with his computer job but add a Corgi dog phobia to the mix and you'll understand why his wife, Diane, wants a divorce.