Jenn Shaw is a New York City-based filmmaker raised in the beautiful bluegrass of Lexington, Kentucky. Since graduating from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, she has established roots as a writer/director with a captivating vision for developing comedy, coming-of-age, and sports-related stories. In 2011, she was a participant in Fox Network’s Diversity Writer’s Program.

She has directed several short scripted films exhibiting at major festivals including American Pavilion Showcase at Cannes, Hollyshorts, Big Apple, Orlando, and Hollywood Black. As an award-winning producer, Jenn headed production at ESPN CreativeWorks until mid- 2015. Her film $”15 Kicks”, executive produced by Spike Lee, won a Black Reel Award as best independent short film. In 2017 she was nominated for an American Pavilion Emerging Filmmaker Award at Cannes Film Festival and was selected for Shoot Magazine’s New Director DGA showcase.  

Within the last two years, she directed a digital series Football Town and an hour documentary “The Superbowl That Wasn’t” for NFL Network. Her co-written (Alex Chew) feature film script, “Lollies” was a semi-finalist for 2017 Sundance Writing Fellows and Issa Rae and Paul Fieg's 2019 Teen Movie contest. 

Recently, she completed a contract producing and directing content for Verizon RYOT Studios. She also directed and produced an animated series for Harper Collins that will premiere on Facebook this summer. Currently, she is participating in IFP’s 2020 Episodic Program with her pilot and series “Afro”.