Geremy Jasper

Geremy Jasper grew up in New Jersey, soaking in all that gritty energy only the Garden State can serve up. Born in ‘75, he didn’t exactly follow the straight-and-narrow. Instead, he wove his way through music, film, and the kind of creative chaos that usually spits out something interesting. People mostly know him for “Patti Cake$,” that 2017 indie banger about an unlikely rapper with a whole lot of heart and not a lot of luck. The film wasn’t just a hit—it oozed authenticity, probably because Jasper poured so much of his own life and love for music into it. He wrote it, directed it, and you could feel he wasn’t just phoning it in. But he’s not a one-trick pony. He’s got “O’Dessa” lined up for 2025, and if you’ve seen his past work, you know he likes to bend genres and expectations. Back in the mid-2000s, he also popped up in “Shortbus,” a film that, let’s be real, isn’t exactly your average night at the movies. Jasper’s stuff is all about the underdog, the outsider, the weirdos with a spark. He’s not afraid to get messy or sentimental, sometimes both at once. Music runs deep for him. Before making movies, he fronted a band, and that energy—raw, unpredictable, a little rough around the edges—bleeds into his films. There’s a pulse, a rhythm, something alive. And he’s still out there, not just riding trends but making his own weird, wild mark in film.