Jason McElveen ’07, who goes by Jason Mac professionally, moved to Los Angeles as an actor, but it’s his new role as filmmaker that has him returning to his roots and his hometown of Sumter, S.C., to film “The Old Man and the Pond.”
“I wrote, produced, directed and starred alongside Tobin Bell (SAW Franchise),” says McElveen. “This was my first feature film as a director, and I thoroughly loved collaborating with so many talented people. Wearing that many hats (writing, directing, acting) was also the most challenging experience so far of my career.”
The film, about a young man who searches for the father he never knew and discovers what fatherhood really means, is currently in editing and post-production. McElveen also acted in a pilot last year — “Should I Do It?” — that’s in review and in a horror film — “Spirit” — that’s in post-production.
By Jo Ann Mitchell Brasington ’89