Jennifer Betit Yen

Jennifer Betit Yen (born in New York City, New York) is an actor, lawyer, producer, and writer. ^[1]

As an actor, Betit Yen has performed for East West Players and The Manhattan Theatre Source. ^[2] She was cast in New Amsterdam , Royal Pains , Search Party , and America's Most Wanted , among others. She also completed voiceover work for Reading Rainbow and Beacon Street Girls . ^{[3] [4]}

Since 2012, she has been president of The Film Lab, a non-profit dedicated to the promotion of diversity in media ^{[1] [5]} and launched its first production arm, AAFL TV. ^[1] Her work at The Film Lab has been covered by HuffPost , ^[6] Backstage (magazine) , ^[7] and other media outlets. ^[8]

Her screenplay, The Opposite of a Fairy Tale, received grant funding from the Ms. Foundation for Women. ^[9]

Betit Yen writes the blog Ethical is Beautiful. Be Beautiful. ^[10]

Film

Betit Yen wrote and starred in the 2009 Accolade Award-winning web series La La Land in 2009. ^[11] She also starred in the web series My Not So Subonscious. ^[12]

Betit Yen’s feature film debut, Interrogation, was an official selection of the Boston International Film Festival. ^[13]

Television

She created the television series Mirror Mirror, a sitcom about corporate sexual harassment. ^[14]

Betit Yen launched the television series Film Lab Presents "to re-shape perceptions of people of color in the mainstream media in a genuine, positive and meaningful manner.” ^[15] The municipal network NYC Media broadcast the series. ^[16]

Theater

Betit Yen appeared in the Manhattan Theatre Source’s Paper Dragon in the role of Bot. ^[17] She also created the IWATTAU ("Immigrants: We Are Them. They Are Us") project, utilizing interactive live theatre and story telling to address issues of racism and xenophobia. ^[18]

References

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6. "Asian American Film Lab - Challenging one's perspective on what it means to be Asian American". HuffPost. 9 April 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
7. "This Competition Wants to Help You Make a Film in 72 Hours". Backstage Magazine. 19 April 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
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12. "My Not So Subconscious". IMDb. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
13. "Jennifer Yen, J. Peyton Worley". The New York Times. 17 September 2006. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
14. "Mirror Mirror". IMDb. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
15. "Boldly Diverse TV Series FILM LAB PRESENTS Season II Debuts Thursday at 11pm EST!". Press Release Distribution. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
16. "NYC airs Asian American Film Lab". Asian American Press. Archived from the original on 14 April 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
17. "Paper Dragon". Backstage. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
18. "A New Play Tackles Immigration in an Interactive and – Dare We Say It? – Non-Polarizing Manner". Press Release Distribution. Retrieved 15 February 2022.