Jesse Cortez grew up in Hawthorne, California, where his hankering for swapmeet strolls and childhood shenanigans bred his curiosity and love of storytelling. Now, he is living in Chicago to finish his final quarter at Northwestern, where he studies digital media arts and game design through the Film and Computer Science programs. He’s excited to be involved with multiple projects at the university, such as FUSE, the choice-based STEM program that he develops curriculum and creates media for. Currently and most directly, he’s involved with Rad Lads Burgers n Fries, a short about two desperate friends making their last-ditch effort at starting their own hamburger joint.
