Paper Hat Films is the creative home for artists Carly Chapman and Jared Jakins. They are an Emmy-nominated directing team rooted in the rural Western United States. Their feature-length and short documentaries have resulted in partnerships with PBS (Independent Lens, POV), The Atlantic, The Los Angeles Times, Switchboard Magazine, and Vimeo Staff Picks. Their Festival award-winning films include Scenes from the Glittering World (2021), American Seams (2024), and Rat Rod (2025).

They are persistently on the lookout for new partnerships and opportunities to collaborate.