Jiayan “Jenny” Shi

Filmmaker

Finding Yingying

Jiayan “Jenny” Shi is a Chicago-based documentary filmmaker and video journalist. Her debut documentary Finding Yingying (MTV Documentary Films) has won numerous awards, including the Special Jury Recognition for Breakthrough Voice at the 2020 SXSW Film Festival and a China Academy Award of Documentary Films. The film was also nominated for an Emmy. Jenny has contributed to projects on Netflix, Paramount+, BBC News, Discovery Channel, PBS, Business Insider, and Tencent, among others. Jenny is a graduate of Kartemquin’s Diverse Voices In Docs program, a TFI Network alum, a fellow of the inaugural Women at Sundance Adobe Fellowship, and a DOC NYC “40 Under 40” filmmaker. She was named one of the “20 Rising Women Directors You Need to Know in 2020” by IndieWire.

Participating Sessions

THE SHORT TO FEATURE PIPELINE

What does it take to move from producing shorts to bringing a feature to market? Four award-winning visual journalists discuss their successful transition from short-form to feature-length filmmaking — and share the tips, tricks, and secrets they learned along the way. This panel is presented in partnership with the Video Consortium.

BROWN BAG SESSION 2

This workshop is only available to DX Academy participants.*