Thomas Jennings

Co-founder

2OVER10 Media

Thomas Jennings is a filmmaker and co-founder of 2OVER10 Media, based in New York City. He has a long-standing career in documentary filmmaking, with significant contributions to the acclaimed PBS investigative news series, PBS FRONTLINE. His work has spanned subjects ranging from war crimes in Ukraine, to online extremism, to medical fraud. Over the course of his career, his films have received numerous honors, including multiple Emmy Awards, the Peabody Award, the Polk Award, the DuPont Award, the Robert F. Kennedy Humanitarian Award, the Overseas Press Club Award, and several Writers Guild of America Awards.

Participating Sessions

Piercing the Numbness: Getting Beyond the Intolerable Everyday

The writer Isaac Bashevis Singer once wrote that the greatest curse of the human spirit is its ability to get used to anything. As the public becomes desensitized to stories of violence, trauma, and injustice, investigative storytellers face the challenge of breaking through the static. How can investigative storytellers bring a fresh eye to urgent, trauma-filled stories that the public often struggles to look at directly? This panel will explore...