Jason Jaacks

Jason Jaacks is a filmmaker and photographer whose work explores the natural world and our place in it through the lens of science, natural history and exploration. As a visual journalist, he has produced television for National Geographic, an award-winning web series for PBS Digital Studios, and video shorts for The New York Times. His films have been screened at numerous film festivals, including Mountainfilm, Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, and Wild & Scenic Film Festival. Jaacks is a National Geographic Explorer and holds a Master of Journalism degree from the University of California, Berkeley. With his colleague Anand Varma, he directed the short film In Search of Zotz (Mountainfilm 2016) and Border Nation (Mountainfilm 2020).