Jessie Zinn (born 10 January 1994) is a SAFTA nominated, award winning film director from Cape Town.[1] [2]Her work ranges from commercials to independent documentaries. [3][4][5] [6][7]

Her films have screened at international film festivals including Doc NYC, AFI Docs, and Visions Du Reel, and have received Vimeo Staff Picks.[8][9]I[10] [11]In 2017 she was named a "Marie Claire Future Shaper" for Marie Claire Magazine and in 2018 she was named a Mail & Guardian's "200 Young South African".[12][13]

Her latest film, "Drummies", was acquired by The New Yorker.[14]

She has a B.A (hons) from the University of Cape Town, and an M.FA. in Documentary Film from Stanford University.[15][16]

References

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  1. ^ "Filmmaker Jessie Zinn on telling truthful and sincere stories". Design Indaba. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
  2. ^ Engelbrecht, Leandra (26 October 2024). ""18th SAFTAs Craft Awards: Netflix's Yoh! Christmas and Shaka iLembe win big"". News 24. pp. 2–3. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  3. ^ "TV with Thinus: Nominees of 2024's South African Film and Television Awards: The full 18th SAFTAs list". TV with Thinus. 2024-09-05. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
  4. ^ "Jessie Zinn on the importance of telling stories that inspire hope". The Orms Photographic Blog. 2022-09-19. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
  5. ^ admin (2022-09-22). "Directors on Directors | Karien Cherry and Jessie Zinn". IDIDTHAT.co. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
  6. ^ "Ride the Wind with Francesca Biancoli". Red Bull. 2019-07-22. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
  7. ^ Feinberg, Tali (2022-08-25). "CT filmmaker's dream hits the big time". Jewish Report. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
  8. ^ "AFI DOCS 2022 | THE GALLERY THAT DESTROYS ALL SHAME". AFI DOCS Film Festival. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
  9. ^ "Wavelengths". DOC NYC. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
  10. ^ "Wavelengths – Films". Visions du Réel. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
  11. ^ ""Wavelengths" By Jessie Zinn". Beyond the Short. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
  12. ^ "Marie Claire celebrates powerful women in its August `Power` issue". Media Update. 2017-07-24. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
  13. ^ Ops, Dev (2018-06-28). "Jessie Zinn (24)". Mail & Guardian 200 Young South Africans. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
  14. ^ Yorker, The New (2022-08-17). "The Inner World of South African "Drummies"". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
  15. ^ "MFA in Documentary Film at Stanford University". documentaryfilm.stanford.edu. 2024-09-25. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
  16. ^ "Student's short film makes waves". www.news.uct.ac.za. Retrieved 2024-10-30.