Jason Ferris grew up on a farm in Mississippi and also has family roots in New Orleans. After studying filmmaking at Davidson College, Jason moved to New York to work for PBS. His credits there include work on documentaries about Sigmund Freud and Robert Capa, along with three seasons at the international documentary series, Wide Angle. In 2004, Jason entered Union Theological Seminary (NYC), where he earned a Master of Divinity and received the Maxwell Fellowship in recognition of his short films exploring religious topics. In 2009, he added a Master of Social Work from Tulane. Throughout his graduate studies, Jason worked as a freelance camera operator on documentaries. He served as the executive producer and cinematographer on Miller’s Tale. Jason currently serves as the pastor of the Old Pine Street Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, PA.