Select Documentary FILM Work
RISE AGAINST ASIAN HATE: ONE DAY IN MARCH (FeATURE docUMENTARY - 2022)
Phoenix Rising (2 PART FeATURE docUMENTARY - 2022)
“For more than two years, Oscar-nominated documentarian Amy Berg (“Deliver Us From Evil”) has been secretly working with Evan Rachel Wood on a documentary about Wood’s life as an actor and emergence as an activist — while also documenting her decision to come forward to allege that Marilyn Manson had “horrifically abused” her while they were in a relationship.
The result is “Phoenix Rising,” which was announced on Wednesday as part of this year’s Sundance Film Festival lineup, and will air in two parts on HBO in the coming months.
Though Wood had spoken publicly about her experiences with domestic violence, and in 2019 had created the Phoenix Act, a bill that extends the statute of limitations on domestic violence from three years to five — which passed in California — it wasn’t until Feb. 1, 2021 that she accused Manson as being the perpetrator of that abuse in a post on Instagram.”
prideland (Feature docUMENTARY - 2020)
Rebellion! Stonewall (2 Hour DocUMENTARY SPECIAL - 2019)
RX: EARLY DETECTION - A CANCER JOURNEY WITH SANDRA LEE (ShORT DOCUMENTARY - 2018)
Doula Diaries (DOCUMENTARY FILM SERIES - 2018)
CHECKERS IN THE AFTERNOON (Short DOCUMENTARY - 2016)
COTTON COUNTRY (Short DOcUMENTARY - 2015)
Project Jerusalem (Short DOCUMENTARY - 2010)
How do we form our values? Our family? Our environment? Our religion? Project Jerusalem, explores the formation and rejection of belief systems through a secular pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Dealing with issues of age, culture, religion, and politics, this essay film tells one woman’s story of breaking the cycle of blind acceptance and striving to understand the origin of her beliefs. Directed and edited by Jenna Hill.
Praise for Project Jerusalem
“Project Jerusalem is a fascinating film that chronicles director Jenna Hill’s journey to understand some of the spiritual influences on her life and consequently on her understanding of spiritual concepts triggered by a ‘pilgrimage’ to Jerusalem. The movie is full of movement, sound, picture and impressions. The contemporary visit to Jerusalem is interspersed with significant personal moments, discussion and diary extracts, and other thoughts from Jenna’s upbringing featuring interviews with key influencers on her life. There is an honesty both to the story telling and the open conclusions in this film essay, which are valuable for us all.
Project Jerusalem was deservedly awarded the prestigious SIGNIS award at the 2011 Insight Film Festival.”
John Forrest – Director, The Insight Film Festival
Manchester UK