Jennifer Tiexiera

Jennifer Tiexiera
Born
Oakland, California, U.S.
Occupation
Years active2005–present

Jennifer Tiexiera is an American documentary filmmaker.[1] She is known for directing the films P.S. Burn This Letter Please, Subject and Speak.[2][3][4]

Career

Tiexiera's editorial debut feature documentary, I Trust You to Kill Me, was originally broadcast on Sky One in 2006.[5] She was nominated for Sports Emmy Awards in 2012, for her work on The Marinovich Project.[6] She edited and produced VR documentaries ZIKR: A Sufi Revival and The Day the World Changed.[7] She is a member of the International Documentary Association and Film Fatales.[8]

In 2019, Tiexiera wrote, edited and produced, 17 Blocks, for which she won best editing at the Tribeca Festival.[9] In 2020, she co-directed the feature documentary, P.S. Burn This Letter Please, along with Michael Seligman, which won the audience award at Outfest.[10] In 2022, she co-directed Subject, along with Camilla Hall, which premiered and was nominated for best documentary at the Tribeca Film Festival.[11] She also directed the HBO documentary series Unveiled: Surviving La Luz Del Mundo in 2022, It was nominated for a News and Documentary Emmy Awards in the category of Outstanding Crime and Justice Documentary in 2023.[12][13]

Tiexiera directed, produced and edited Speak, which premiered and was nominated for the U.S. Documentary Competition at the Sundance Film Festival in 2025.[14]

Selected filmography

Year Title Writer Director Producer Note
2025 Speak Y Y Documentary
2022 Unveiled: Surviving La Luz Del Mundo Y 3 episodes
2022 Subject Y Y Y Documentary
2022 Sirens Y Documentary
2020 P.S. Burn This Letter Please Y Y Y Documentary
2019 17 Blocks Y Documentary
2018 The Day the World Changed Y Documentary
2018 ZIKR: A Sufi Revival Y Documentary
2017 Waiting for Hassana Y Documentary
2017 A Suitable Girl Y Y Documentary

As Editor

Awards and nominations

Year Result Award Category Work Ref.
2025 Nominated Sundance Film Festival U.S. Documentary Competition Speak [15]
2023 Nominated News and Documentary Emmy Awards Outstanding Crime and Justice Documentary Unveiled: Surviving La Luz Del Mundo [13]
Won Thin Line Fest Documentary Impact Award Subject
Nominated Cleveland International Film Festival Ad Hoc Docs Competition
Nominated Palm Springs International Film Festival Best Documentary [16]
2022 Nominated Calgary International Film Festival Best International Documentary [17]
Nominated Tribeca Festival Best Documentary Feature [18]
2021 Nominated Best Editing in a Documentary Feature Film All These Sons
Nominated Cleveland International Film Festival Ad Hoc Docs Competition P.S. Burn This Letter Please
2020 Won Outfest Documentary Feature [19]
Nominated Tribeca Festival Albert Maysles New Documentary Director Award
Nominated Cinema Eye Honors Outstanding Achievement in Editing 17 Blocks [20]
2019 Won Woodstock Film Festival James Lyons Editing Award For Documentary Feature [21]
Won Best Editing of a Feature Documentary [22]
Won Tribeca Festival Best Editing in a Documentary Film [23]
2017 Nominated Best Editing in a Documentary Film A Suitable Girl
2012 Nominated Sports Emmy Awards Outstanding Achievement in Editing The Marinovich Project [24]
Nominated Cinema Eye Honors Outstanding Achievement in Editing Dragonslayer [25]
2011 Nominated South by Southwest Best Editing in a Documentary Feature Film [26]

References

  1. ^ ""We Decided To Rewrite All of Our Consent Releases So That They Were More Favorable to Participants": Jennifer Tiexiera and Camilla Hall on their Tribeca-premiering doc Subject". filmmakermagazine.com. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  2. ^ "'P.S. Burn This Letter Please': Film Review - Tribeca 2020". hollywoodreporter.com. 23 April 2020. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  3. ^ "'Subject' Examines Ethics in Documentary Filmmaking — and Gives Those Featured in Them a Voice". variety.com. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  4. ^ ""It Became My Therapy, My Hope in the World" - Jennifer Tiexiera, Speak". filmmakermagazine.com. 23 January 2025. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
  5. ^ Scott, A. O. (8 September 2006). "Struggling Rock Band With Megawatt Manager". The New York Times. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  6. ^ "THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES ANNOUNCES THE NOMINEES FOR THE 33RD ANNUAL SPORTS EMMY AWARD" (PDF). cdn.emmyonline.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  7. ^ "Sundance VR Documentary 'Zikr: A Sufi Revival' Acquired By Dogwoof". Deadline Hollywood. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  8. ^ "Jennifer Tiexiera". filmfatales.org. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  9. ^ "Here are the Winners of the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival's Juried Awards". tribecafilm.com. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  10. ^ "Outfest Los Angeles 2020 Award Winners". outfest.org. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  11. ^ "Tribeca 2022: 15 Must-See Festival Films and Events You Can Attend or Stream at Home". indiewire.com. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  12. ^ "HBO Documentary Series 'Unveiled: Surviving La Luz Del Mundo' Examines Sexual Abuse Allegations in Secretive Organization". variety.com. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  13. ^ a b "THE 44th NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMYS". theemmys.tv. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  14. ^ "'Speak' Review: A Competitive Public Speaking Doc Gives a Voice to the Marginalized When It's Needed Most". indiewire.com. 24 January 2025. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
  15. ^ "2025 Sundance Film Festival Reveals 92 Projects for Feature Film and Episodic Programs". sundance.org. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
  16. ^ "Palm Springs International Film Festival Announces 2023 Award Winners". psfilmfest.org. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  17. ^ "SUBJECT". ciffcalgary.ca. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  18. ^ "TRIBECA FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2022 FEATURE AND SHORT FILM LINEUP". tribecafilm.com. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  19. ^ "Outfest Los Angeles 2020 Award Winners". outfest.org. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  20. ^ "Cinema Eye Honors: 'American Factory,' 'Apollo 11' Lead Nominees". hollywoodreporter.com. 7 November 2019. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  21. ^ "Fiercely Independent 20th Anniversary Woodstock Film Festival Audience & Maverick Award Winners Announced". woodstockfilmfestival.org. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  22. ^ "2019 Woodstock Film Festival Awards Recap". woodstockfilmfestival.org. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  23. ^ "Here are the Winners of the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival's Juried Awards". tribecafilm.com. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  24. ^ "2012 CINEMA EYE HONORS NOMINEES ANNOUNCED". filmmakermagazine.com. 27 October 2011. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  25. ^ "2012 CINEMA EYE HONORS NOMINEES ANNOUNCED". filmmakermagazine.com. 27 October 2011. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  26. ^ "2012 CINEMA EYE HONORS NOMINEES ANNOUNCED". filmmakermagazine.com. 27 October 2011. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
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