Jake Nordby was born and raised in Saint Paul Minnesota. He grew up obsessed with the visual storytelling of cinema and graphic novels. He has worked as a graphic designer in publishing and event design for 11 years honing his writing skills along the way. Jake is determined to use his passion for visual storytelling to find In Vain an audience on the page and the big screen.
In Vain Budget: $30M+ | Sci-fi ⋄ Action A prototype super soldier with a tragic past becomes the wild card in a conflict between an anarchist uprising and a fascist government invasion.
2nd Rounder Austin Film Festival
(2022)