A graduate of Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in Film/Video, Jennifer M Gentile is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Television Academy, the Set Decorators Society of America, as well as a union member of IATSE Local 44. Coming from an experimental art film background, Jennifer started her journey immersed in the indie film world. From 1991 through 2001 she made a number of short films, which screened internationally, throughout Europe and the US. In 2000 Jennifer was invited to CityZooms, as a guest Filmmaker to participate in a week long workshop as part of an international film event in Hannover Germany. In 2003 she was asked back as Curator and Presenter of the LA Film Program, this time held in Bremen, Germany. In 2013 her short, “My Pretty Little Girlfriend” (1997), was selected for the Outfest UCLA Legacy Program preservation project.
