Jenna Payne

I’m a scrappy, DIY New Yorker who fell in love with movies at a young age. My first short film is the award-winning "Feline Frenzy," which screened at festivals, and I’m developing an Appalachian Godfather tale called “'Shiner” for television. The “‘Shiner” pilot script was nominated to the 2016 #WriteHerList and made the Hot 100 of Capital Fund’s Screenplay Competition. Aside from writing and directing, I have long advocated for gender, racial, and LGBTQ parity and representation inside and outside of the film industry. To that end, I created and run Cinefemme's Dinner with Dames as the Program Director. More information at www.jennapayne.com.