Nov 6, 2020
A Berkeley-born
daughter of Chinese-Malaysian and Vietnamese heritage. She is a
graduate of the MFA Directing program at the American Film Institute.
Jennifer's award-winning debut feature
film Half-Life premiered in 2008
at Sundance and Tokyo International,
screened at SXSW, and was distributed by the Sundance
Channel.
Some of Jennifer's other projects include
directing and editing the music video Glass Butterfly, and editing and
producing the Sundance Short Crazy Beats Strong Every Time.
Jennifer won the inaugural San Francisco Film Society Women’s
Filmmaker Fellowship, and served as a filmmaking mentor for
President Obama’s Call to Arts Pledge.
Jennifer's recent feature Advantageous won a Jury Prize in Sundance and it was based on her
acclaimed 2012 short.
Jennifer has guest-directed on episodic series television,
including: The Expanse, Cloak & Dagger, and the upcoming Resident Alien.