Jacob Pincus

Jacob Pincus is a filmmaker, artist, and community organizer based in Los Angeles. He is the owner of an independent film production company, Cove Films, and is the founder and executive director of Our Art Fund Inc., a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization dedicated to funding and fiscally sponsoring young artists working in a variety of mediums. Pincus is currently in post-production on his debut feature film, I Don’t Know What I’m Doing Here.

Growing up in Pittsburgh and Cleveland, Pincus began his filmmaking journey at 15 with Pincus Pictures, shooting events and promotional videos to fund his filmmaking dreams. In 2022, Pincus attended USC’s School of Cinematic Arts, studying Film and Television Production with a minor in Political Philosophy. After two years, he dropped out to pursue independent filmmaking full time.

Beyond directing and producing, Pincus works on film sets in various production roles and at New Theater Hollywood, an experimental interdisciplinary black box theater.