Today we’d like to introduce you to Jae Huff.
Jae, we appreciate you taking the time to share your story with us today. Where does your story begin?
I grew up acting and loved watching performances on the big and little screen. When I started raising a family I needed something for my creative outlet, I couldn’t just run off with a acting troupe for summer stock! Luckily, I discovered voiceover and for the last almost 2 decades I’ve been recording commercials and audiobooks in my home studio. My husband was a creative lead at several places and loved narrative story telling so movies and shows were always playing at our house. In 2021, Andrew and I joined forces and made our own production company, him as Creative Lead and I as the producer.
We were happy making content for other people; however, as I watched what my kids’ programming I had this continual growing list of shows that did not align with my values. We realized that if we wanted better movies, shows or content made for us and our children, we would need to go out and make it ourselves. Since then we’ve made a successful streaming series called Dot Conner; and now our movie Dot Conner: Webtective came out September 19, 2025.
I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
Well, nary a smooth sea makes a skilled sailor, right? Every project has its obstacles and if it doesn’t, then that means we could have reached further.
I welcome difficulty and problem solving. My job as a producer is to make sure I deliver everything the project needs for success from big to small. From start to finish; from “beans to brew” as I like to say.
There have been huge hurdles to overcome, especially in filmmaking in Middle Tennessee. This is an area known for music videos but there is a rise in narrative film coming in from the different coasts as well as the local filmmakers. We need more film friendly locations and a pool of working actors to pull from. I see it growing for sure, we just need the industry here to grow so we can support more full time artists across the industry.
The biggest hurdle has been funding (as with all artists). Finding people willing to pay for high quality content is hard for anyone in the industry. We all love to watch movies and shows but few want to invest in it. “Blessed is the man who plants the seed of a tree who’s shade he will never sit in.” Not just investors, but visionaries for the content that will continue to speak into culture. Forward thinkers aside, there are also the savvy advertiser who sees an advertising or sponsorship opportunity that would diversify their advertising and brand awareness to have it featured in a movie much like we had in the past. That’s an commercial you won’t (and can’t) skip past.
Appreciate you sharing that. What else should we know about what you do?
So for my company, Huff Media Productions I’m the CEO and creative producer on all projects. Our production company excels in narrative story telling whether it’s a commercial, show or film we want to tell exciting stories with eternal truths. Often times this comes from our worldview but putting story before messaging which makes us different that most faith based film.
I’m so proud of the movie we made and put into theaters. Not many filmmakers get to make a movie, much less have it played over a thousand times on the big screen. It was a huge learning experience and we are determined to share the process with other filmmakers. There are so many barriers and expectations that people have thrown our way that we finally decided to do it the “blue collar” way.
We are making films with small budgets but big impact. If you are smart and spend the money where you need to and pull back where you don’t, you can make a film that will cut a profit sooner than most studio projects. Film has stayed white collar for too long and if you want to make a movie that profits on this side of 2020 things are going to have to be done differently, blue collar style.
If we knew you growing up, how would we have described you?
Second born all the way! I am stubborn and question why things have to be “done that way” all the time. Fortunately/unfortunately so is my husband, which is why we’ve gotten as far as we have in the industry. We don’t take no for a final answer and “that’s the way it’s always been” has us looking at whether that holds true for us.
Don’t get me wrong, I love following rules though! I just want to know if there is a better way or system. I remember my mom sighing, ” you always have to re-invent the wheel.” Yes, sometimes to come back with the same wheel but I always learned something along the way that informed a future decision. Often it comes back better though, so it’s a Win-Win.
I moved around a lot, having a dad in the military, and it instilled a love of meeting new people (because we are all different and have different points of view) and new places. With all that moving and change, I have not a place or person that did not have an interesting story or wasn’t worth knowing. We all have things to learn from each other and a good conversation is always worth having. In middle school there was an audition for a play and it was then before I even auditioned I knew this something I could do and do well. I was lucky enough to be part of a traveling drama ministry in college, which is where I met Andrew. We traveled for hours to locations, to then unload, set up, perform, pack up and then sleep often times in church members spare bedrooms then going back to classes and study. It takes a special kind of person to do that with a good attitude and this is where I found my life long friends.
Wish I could end on a more profound note, but if you want to work with someone who will stop at nothing with more creativity than is good for them on projects that will have a lasting impact, reach out.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.huffmediapro.com
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/jaejaemcjaejae
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/huffmediapro
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaehuff/
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@huffmediapro
