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Jake Helgren (born November 28, 1981, in Elgin, Texas) is an American film producer, director and screenwriter. [1] Helgren studied creative writing at St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas .
- Christmas Time Is Queer
- Troll The Ancient Yuletide, Carol!
- Santa’s Got A Brand New Bag
- All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Gay Leads
- May Your Gays Be Merry and Bright
“I think when they said make the Yuletide gay, they meant it,” said Jonathan Bennett, one half of the gay couple at the heart of Hallmark’s The Christmas House. By featuring a married gay couple front and center (Brad Harder plays Bennett’s onscreen spouse), the film is a major step forward for the network. But what led to this shift? Blake Lee—who...
“Your house becomes this other thing for this season,” said Lee, touching upon many gay men’s reason for the season. “I loved dressing up when I was a kid, and playing make believe. To see my whole family get into it was so huge. Because you’re like, ‘You’re doing what I want to do all the time!'” Obviously decking the halls is a major source of jo...
“I think that’s why drag queens love [Christmas]. I mean, girl, you can go into a Michael’s and grab ornaments off of a shelf and make them into earrings,” said Nina West, angling for her own holiday crafting show on whichever streaming service is smart enough to make it happen. Mainstream cable networks are just catching up to something drag queen...
“I think [Happiest Season is] groundbreaking because it’s an honest-to-god holiday-themed romcom that is for queer people, by queer people,” said Jinkx Monsoon of Happiest Season, Hulu’s star-studded, major studio gay holiday romcom starring Kristen Stewart and Mackenzie Davis. Monsoon and DeLa were cast as local drag performers by director and co-...
“It’s so refreshing to see something that really just gets to be lighthearted and heartwarming,” said BenDeLaCreme of Happiest Season. “So much queer representation is always tinged with that assumed tragedy of what it is to be a queer person. I mean, there are struggles [in Happiest Season]. The protagonists have to overcome things, but they’re st...
Jun 9, 2021 · Directed and co-produced by Jake Helgren, Lifetime‘s ‘Lethal Love Letter’ is a thriller movie that centers upon Amelia, a small business owner who works diligently to serve her customers. Recently, she has been a target of online harassment and bullying by an anonymous follower, which she tries to ignore. However, Amelia’s life takes a surprising […]
Jul 8, 2014 · 07/08/2014, Didier BECU. Some weeks ago we were quite charmed (well, more than that!) by the release of Varsity Blood, a perfect ode to those lovely slasher movies from the 80’s. A perfect opportunity for us to find out why someone takes a camera and starts shooting a movie! Well hello Jake. You are the director.
Oct 29, 2014 · Stories like Bloody Homecoming and Varsity Blood tend to seem all too familiar. But (as you will read in the much better spoken words of Jake below), when a really great writer can get a hold of an age-old idea, something beautiful can be made. So ladies and gentlemen, check out a few words with the wonderful writer/filmmaker Jake Helgren!
7 Videos. 81 Photos. Jake Helgren was born on 28 November 1981 in Elgin, Texas, USA. He is a director and writer, known for Dashing in December (2020), Bad Connection (2023) and List of a Lifetime (2021). More at IMDbPro.
