Who You're Dealing With
Jaden Easton is a transfeminine writer-director based in the Chicagoland area and a graduate of DePaul University's Film School. During her time at DePaul, Easton was selected to study in Rome and Los Angeles, which were formative experiences both personally and creatively. Through her production company Camelot Productions, Easton produces fiction and nonfiction films that dive into the absurd, explore topics of personal issues, and are often genre-fluid. Losing her father at a young age is a driving force for why Easton seeks to tell stories and form genuine human connections.
Founder and CEO/Camelot Productions
Narrative Work
The Hike
Big Picture Peoria Film Festival Official Selectee (2024)
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In a monochrome, silent showcase of beautiful Big Sky Country, an old man and his grandson are separated during a hike and must venture through the expansive wilderness to reunite.
Won't You Be My Neighbor...?
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Poor Life Choices Comedy Film Festival Official Selectee (2025)
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When a pair of colorful characters named Duke and Stanley arrive at Phillip's doorstep, Phillip does the neighborly thing and invites them in. A plate of donut holes later, Phillip discovers that welcoming Duke and Stanley into his home was a one-way ticket to eccentricity overdose.
Tracks
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Deemed a top 3 film by audience vote in its viewing block.
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A trio of strangers come together, bound by a drastic common goal.
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Produced as part of the 48 Hour Film Project of Chicago.
Nostalgiahood
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A self-portrait and debut short of writer/director Jaden Easton.
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In a dream-like state, Easton bikes around his childhood neighborhood, 'Camelot,' to places of importance, whether grave or tender, fomenting a sense of nostalgia for a time and place he longs for, and ultimately plucks the invisible string that bonds Easton to Camelot forever.
Documentary Work
The Real Gail Lewis: More Than a Meme
THE ULTIMATE GAIL LEWIS TESTIMONIAL, EXPOSÉ, DOCUMENTARY
"Attention Walmart, this is Gail Lewis, 10-year associate, Morris, Illinois, 844 signing out."
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In November 2023, Gail Lewis became an overnight sensation when she bade farewell to Walmart, signed off like an officer, wept in the car, and posted it on TikTok. 30 million + people have viewed Gail's viral video since uploading. The entire internet hailed the Gail, regarding her as some sort of supermarket Chuck Norris, a heroine capable of tackling shoplifters and scanning groceries at speeds that rival Barry Allen. Fans flocked to Gail's Walmart in the hope of catching a glimpse of their icon. Anyone lucky enough to find her would typically insist on a photo-op, before thanking her for her service. Unintentionally, Gail emerged as the greatest meme of 2023. But is there more than meets the meme?
Who is the real Gail Lewis?
Joe and the Giant Pumpkin​
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The upcoming feature-length documentary follows giant pumpkin-growing veteran Joe Adkins along his quest to grow his first 2,000-pound pumpkin.