Chicago, IL, USA
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Jiayan "Jenny" Shi is an Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker and video journalist who is passionate about stories that find shared humanity and compassion. 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, and was nominated for a News & Documentary Emmy award. Jenny's work has appeared on Paramount +, MTV, BBC News, PBS NewsHour, Insider, and Bilibili. She has also contributed to work on Netflix, Discovery Channel, Tencent, and Google, among others. Jenny is a Kartemquin's Diverse Voices In Docs fellow, a Women at Sundance Adobe fellow, a Firelight fellow, a Logan Nonfiction Program fellow, and a DOC NYC "40 Under 40" filmmaker. Jenny is the co-founder and programming director of the Chicago chapter of the Video Consortium where she curates films and organizes community events for non-fiction storytellers.
After a young Chinese student goes missing on a university campus, her family travels to the U.S. for the first time. While unraveling the mystery of her disappearance, they discover how much her life has touched others.
The city’s beloved drag mom uses a favorite vintage store to make a point about showing up for your community.
Judge grants preliminary injunction to keep National Teachers Academy open
Produced for 60 Second Docs
Visual artist Keila Strong from Chicago creates mosaics out of barrettes, beads, hair clips, and more to celebrate Black culture. Her artwork portrays iconic African American hairstyles and honors the journey from childhood to womanhood.
Produced for Business Insider
Sky Cubacub owns Rebirth Garments where they design and hand make one of a kind outfits and accessories for queer and trans disabled people. We went to their Chicago studio to see them create a custom piece for a client from start to finish.
Second Home is a corporate video about a photojournalism project in Uptown, Chicago.
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