IRREVERENCE
Jaren
Short Film
2025
A psychological short about an artist confronting a harsher version of himself. Written, directed, edited and performed by Jaren, the film explores ambition, self-doubt and the danger of waiting for permission.
Official Portfolio — 2026
Acting / Filmmaking / Music
Award-Winning Actor, Filmmaker & Musician
JarenHodder
An actor with a filmmaker’s eye, and a musician’s rhythm.
Best ActorMesa Film Festival • Still Ringing • 2026Best Music VideoMesa Film Festival • How The World Works (Recreation) • 2026Best ActorMesa Film Festival • Still Ringing • 2026Best Music VideoMesa Film Festival • How The World Works (Recreation) • 2026Best ActorMesa Film Festival • Still Ringing • 2026Best Music VideoMesa Film Festival • How The World Works (Recreation) • 2026Best ActorMesa Film Festival • Still Ringing • 2026Best Music VideoMesa Film Festival • How The World Works (Recreation) • 2026
00 / Introduction
Jaren Hodder is an award-winning actor, filmmaker, and musician with a sharp instinct for character, comedy, and emotionally grounded performance. Acting first, he brings a filmmaker’s eye for story and a musician’s sense of rhythm to sincere leading roles, dry comedy, heightened worlds, and characters with an unexpected edge.
Meet Jaren01 / Acting
Selected Acting Work
Primary Reel
Primary Acting Reel
A curated two-minute cut of my strongest on-camera moments.
MAGGIE CRYSTAL
Interviewer
Feature Film
2024
Maggie Crystal (Played by Maureen O'Conner), is a mockumentary created under a three-hour production challenge. I wrote, directed and appear as the increasingly bewildered interviewer attempting to document an eccentric performer.
Textbook Dream
Max
Short Film
2025
Jaren stars as Max, an anxious college student whose frantic search for a missing textbook becomes an unexpected existential detour.
02 / Music
Sound & Performance
Released as The Jaren
Cocoa Hooves
The Jaren
Music Video
2025
This is my most recent music video, where I cover Cocoa Hooves by the band Glass Animals. The music itself was remixed by the wonderful Ms.Mo, while I did all of the vocals for the track.
Crown Victoria
The Jaren
Music Video
2025
This is one of the first full production music video's I've created, where I cover the song Crown Victoria, originally produced by the great Sean Mcverry. The audio track was remixed by the wonderful Ms.Mo, while I provided the vocals and visual direction for the project.
I tried to recreate how the world works
The Jaren
Music Video
This is the first music video/cover I've ever made, in which I attempt to completely recreate the song "How the World Works" shot for shot, from Bo Burnham's Comedy Special, INSIDE. I completed the music production, filming, and editing of this video on my own within 24 hours, and it won Best Music Video at the Mesa Film Festival in 2026.
★ Best Music Video - Mesa Film Festival 2026
03 / Credits
Selected Credits
Full Credits
04 / Profiles
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05 / Contact
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