Born on a mattress in his mom's living room, Doug Lenox spent the bulk of his youth watching movies and suffering through the yearly failures of his beloved sports teams. He found little else that held his interest until he discovered juvenile delinquency. However, an incarceration for armed robbery at age sixteen quickly ended Doug's burgeoning romance with crime. He finished high school and moved on to college, where he discovered a love for history, writing, literature, film, and whisky. He earned his B.A. in American Studies from UC-Berkeley.

After graduation, Doug worked as a video store clerk by day, a barista by night, and a UPS package loader by overnight. Something about the seventy hour work week inspired him to quit his jobs, move to New Orleans, and go to film school. At the University of New Orleans, Doug wrote, directed, and shot his first film, Give the Anarchist a Cigarette, which screened at the Coney Island Film Festival and the Big Muddy Film Festival. He had just begun his second year at the University of New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast.

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