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Jyllian Gunther is an American director, writer, and film and television producer.
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Jyllian Gunther is an American director, writer, and film and television producer.
Gunther is a multimedia storyteller for film, television, radio, and digital. Her third documentary, Sunset & The Mockingbird, produced by Essie Chambers and Kali Holloway, is in post-production.[ when? ] Her feature script, Pleased To Meet Me, is being produced by Wren Arthur and Steve Buscemi’s Olive Productions.[ when? ]
She was director & co-executive producer for the 2023 HBO rom doc series, Swiping America and an untitled pilot for Conde Naste/Amazon.
Previously, she was co-executive producer, director, and writer on multiple episodes of the NBC series, Who Do You Think You Are , featuring Allison Janney, Nick Offerman, and Billy Porter.
She won a Christopher Award for her work as executive producer and director of the History/A&E documentary, Black Patriots: Heroes of the American Revolution, featuring Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.[ citation needed ]
She was producer for ABC’s The Last Defence, a seven-part docuseries executive-produced by Viola Davis.
She was director, producer, and writer for six short films for the JigSaw, Amazon, and The New Yorker magazine series, The New Yorker Presents.
Her second feature documentary, The New Public, aired on PBS and is distributed by Kino Lorber with a curriculum created by Teachers College at Columbia University.[ citation needed ]
Her first critically acclaimed documentary, Pull Out, produced by Wren Arthur, was an official selection of numerous national and international film festivals.[ citation needed ]
She served as reporter and co-producer for NPR's This American Life program. (Episodes: "Kid Politics” & “Stuck In the Middle.”)
She is the recipient of a national Emmy award for writing and directing a series of public service announcements for PBS.[ citation needed ]
She began her television career as a staff writer for Nickelodeon. She was a freelance writer/producer of numerous promos and producer/director on various docuseries for Discovery Channel, TLC, MTV, AMC, IFC, and WEtv, and other networks.
She is also a certified transitional and creative coach for young people and adults.
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