Jennifer Tiexiera

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Jennifer Tiexiera
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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]

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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

YearTitleWriterDirectorProducerNote
2025 Speak Green check.svgGreen check.svgDocumentary
2022Unveiled: Surviving La Luz Del MundoGreen check.svg3 episodes
2022SubjectGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgDocumentary
2022SirensGreen check.svgDocumentary
2020 P.S. Burn This Letter Please Green check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgDocumentary
2019 17 Blocks Green check.svgDocumentary
2018The Day the World ChangedGreen check.svgDocumentary
2018ZIKR: A Sufi RevivalGreen check.svgDocumentary
2017Waiting for HassanaGreen check.svgDocumentary
2017 A Suitable Girl Green check.svgGreen check.svgDocumentary

As Editor

Awards and nominations

YearResultAwardCategoryWorkRef.
2025Nominated Sundance Film Festival U.S. Documentary Competition Speak [15]
2023Nominated News and Documentary Emmy Awards Outstanding Crime and Justice DocumentaryUnveiled: Surviving La Luz Del Mundo [13]
Won Thin Line Fest Documentary Impact AwardSubject
Nominated Cleveland International Film Festival Ad Hoc Docs Competition
Nominated Palm Springs International Film Festival Best Documentary [16]
2022Nominated Calgary International Film Festival Best International Documentary [17]
Nominated Tribeca Festival Best Documentary Feature [18]
2021NominatedBest Editing in a Documentary Feature FilmAll These Sons
Nominated Cleveland International Film Festival Ad Hoc Docs Competition P.S. Burn This Letter Please
2020Won Outfest Documentary Feature [19]
Nominated Tribeca Festival Albert Maysles New Documentary Director Award
Nominated Cinema Eye Honors Outstanding Achievement in Editing 17 Blocks [20]
2019Won Woodstock Film Festival James Lyons Editing Award For Documentary Feature [21]
WonBest Editing of a Feature Documentary [22]
Won Tribeca Festival Best Editing in a Documentary Film [23]
2017NominatedBest Editing in a Documentary Film A Suitable Girl
2012Nominated Sports Emmy Awards Outstanding Achievement in EditingThe Marinovich Project [24]
Nominated Cinema Eye Honors Outstanding Achievement in Editing Dragonslayer [25]
2011Nominated 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. 1 2 "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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