Low Budget Specialist; agitator, storyteller, lover of the classic story structure
Company
Fair Play Films
Jill is an award-winning Los Angeles producer/writer/actor dedicated to creating opportunities for underrepresented filmmakers. She also really loves cats, poker, and traveling the world with her amazing wife - actor, producer, and editor Lauren Neal.
Her viral hit We’re Getting Nowhere, regarded by the press as “the video blog that started it all” for LGBTQ new media, led to a development deal with Viacom and a string of roles in television and film. In addition to serving on the Screen Actor’s Guild LGBTQ National Board, she has spoken on LGBTQ media issues in over two dozen cities worldwide, including on the mainstages at San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Munich Gay Pride.
Her producing experience ranges from charity events to live specials, theatre, radio, new media, and film. She has produced three award-winning micro-budget projects that played in the international film festival circuit and went on to acquire worldwide distribution.
Jill’s comedy series Second Shot won picture of the year at London’s LFest. She won two Audience Choice Awards at Logo's NewNowNext Awards, and three Curve Magazine Awards for her two-season ensemble comedy We Have to Stop Now. Her most recent feature, Under the Influencer, is due to hit the film festival circuit in 2024.
  • Producer (1 Credit)
    Under the Influencer2024
    Feature
Official Selection
Under the Influencer
Poppy Jasper International Film Festival
Gilroy, California
2025
Official Selection
Under the Influencer
Queer Screen's Mardi Gras Film Festival
Sydney, NSW
2025
Official Selection
Under the Influencer
Reelout Queer Film Festival
Kingston, Ontario
2025
Encore Screening
Under the Influencer
Fort Wayne Cinema Center
Fort Wayne, Indiana
2025
Encore Screening
Under the Influencer
Fort Wayne Cinema Center
Fort Wayne, Indiana
2025
Official Selection
Under the Influencer
image+nation festival film lgbt2squeer montreal
Montreal, Quebec
2024
Panavision Outstanding Feature (Winner); Best Actress (Nominee); Best Screenplay - Drama (Nominee)
Under the Influencer
Micheaux Film Festival
Los Angeles
2024
Official Selection
Under the Influencer
Seattle Queer Film Festival
Seattle
2024
Best Drama Feature Film (Winner)
Under the Influencer
San Antonio QFest - LGBT International Film Festival
San Antonio, Texas
2024
Official Selection
Under the Influencer
Out on Film: Atlanta's LGBTQ Film Festival
Atlanta
2024
Festival Director's Choice (Winner)
Under the Influencer
Cinema Diverse: The Palm Springs LGBTQ+ Film Festival
Palm Springs
2024
Best Feature (Winner)
Under the Influencer
SF Queer Film Festival
San Francisco
2024
Official Selection
Under the Influencer
Queer Screen Goes to Cannes Initiative
Cannes
2024
Official Selection
Under the Influencer
MetaCannes Film3 Festival
Cannes
Official Selection
Under the Influencer
Perth Queer Film Festival
Perth
Birth City
Ft. Wayne, Indiana
Current City
Los Angeles, CA
Hometown
Ft. Wayne, Indiana
Gender
Female
Married To
Lauren Neal
Low Budget Specialist; agitator, storyteller, lover of the classic story structure
Company
Fair Play Films
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