In 2007, Jarrett Lee Conaway wrote and directed Anthem, a sci-fi fable about two explorers who discover a time-capsule buried by the refugees of a nuclear war. The short film propelled Jarrett to nation-wide exposure when he was chosen by Steven Spielberg, from a pool of 12,000 filmmakers, to participate in the FOX reality competition On the Lot.

For his MFA at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, Jarrett wrote and directed "TURBO", starring Justin Chon (Twilight, Crossing Over), Jocko Sims (Crash "the series", Dreamgirls) and internet superstar David Lehre (Myspace: the Movie, Epic Movie). Shot on the Red ONE Camera, the film tells the story of teenagers who compete in a photo-realistic fighting videogame for a chance at fame and corporate sponsorship. Jarrett wrote the feature script with Wonder Woman screenwriter, Brent Strickland.

While attending USC, Jarrett was trained by Academy Award winning director Robert Zemeckis (Beowulf, Forrest Gump) in state of the art performance capture directing techniques which he plans to incorporate in the feature film version of TURBO.

In 2008, Jarrett was selected from 600+ directors as a finalist for the Disney ABC TV Director's Fellowship. He was also a recipient of the prestigious Caucus Foundation Student Production Grant.

In 2009, Jarrett was selected as a directing fellow in Film Independent's Project Involve program where he wrote and directed the short "Foolishly Seeking True Love" for sponsors Vanity Fair, NBC Universal and Banana Republic. The film stars Angela Sarafyan (The Informers) and Jason Stoll.