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Jeni Jones

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Jeni Jones
Jeni Jones is an award-winning director, actor & writer working film, TV & theatre. Her direction of the stage play "Women on the Verge" won the production an N.A.A.C.P. Theatre Award. She also directed the award-winning short film: Club Rat$, which premiered at the Oscar-qualifying L.A. Shorts & Chelsea Film Festivals & was used to raise money & awareness for RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network). The film has gone on to play numerous festivals & to win multiple awards, including Best Direction Awards.

Jeni earned her BA in Theatre Directing & English Literature from Fordham University in NYC & her MFA in Film Directing from CalArts.

Jeni is an accomplished playwright & screenwriter, who has been brought on board to consult on & write original screenplays for many notable producers. She is the co-creator of multiple original music-driven T.V. Shows, as well as the screenwriter of several original feature films in development.

Throughout her career, Jeni has worked behind the scenes as a production & development executive at several notable companies such as Starz Media, The Film Department & Exclusive Media, during which time she has been credited for her creative contributions to numerous feature films including "Law Abiding Citizen" starring Jamie Foxx & Gerard Butler, "End of Watch" with Jake Gyllenhaal, "Snitch" with Dwayne Johnson, "Parkland" alongside Tom Hanks' Playtone, John Carney's music-driven film "Begin Again", Golden Globe-nominated "Rush" starring Chris Hemsworth (to name a few - more credits avail on I.M.D.B.).

As a performer Jeni is a skilled MC/Rapper, Comedic Improviser & Martial Artist. She is a black-belt in Wushu (KungFu).

She produces & hosts a weekly, nationally-syndicated underground Hiphop radio show: Jeni From The Beach.
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Jeni Jones, Jamie Miller, Alex Lynn Ward, Lelia Symington, and Danene Montella in Club Rat$ (2018)
Club Rat$
8.5
Short
  • Director
  • 2018
Daniel Brühl and Chris Hemsworth in Rush (2013)
Rush
8.1
  • Additional Crew
  • 2013
Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler in Law Abiding Citizen (2009)
Law Abiding Citizen
7.4
  • Additional Crew(as Jennifer Ruper)
  • 2009
Parkland (2013)
Parkland
6.4
  • Producer
  • 2013

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Director

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  • Jeni Jones, Jamie Miller, Alex Lynn Ward, Lelia Symington, and Danene Montella in Club Rat$ (2018)
    Club Rat$
  • Jeni Jones in Jeni Jones: More Than Most (2018)
    Jeni Jones: More Than Most
  • Jeni Jones in Jeni Jones: TOFU U (The Tofu Song) (2018)
    Jeni Jones: TOFU U (The Tofu Song)
  • Jeni Jones, Sunshine Rob, and Jellis in Two Brothers: Watch Me Go (2018)
    Two Brothers: Watch Me Go
  • Know-Madik: Peace (2017)
    Know-Madik: Peace
  • Jeni Jones, Lucas Bakker, and Know-Madik in Know-Madik: Other Kinda Rich feat. Lizzy Jeff (2017)
    Know-Madik: Other Kinda Rich feat. Lizzy Jeff
  • Know-Madik: Trouble (2017)
    Know-Madik: Trouble
  • Interrogation: A Scifi Webseries (2014)
    Interrogation: A Scifi Webseries
  • Split

Writer

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  • Jeni Jones in Jeni Jones: More Than Most (2018)
    Jeni Jones: More Than Most
  • Jeni Jones in Jeni Jones: TOFU U (The Tofu Song) (2018)
    Jeni Jones: TOFU U (The Tofu Song)
  • Split

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  • Jeni Jones in Jeni Jones: TOFU U (The Tofu Song) (2018)
    Jeni Jones: TOFU U (The Tofu Song)
  • Jeni Jones, Sunshine Rob, and Jellis in Two Brothers: Watch Me Go (2018)
    Two Brothers: Watch Me Go
  • Know-Madik: Peace (2017)
    Know-Madik: Peace
  • Parkland (2013)
    Parkland
  • Split
  • The Projects Lumiere
    • (as Jennifer Ruper)
  • Landscapes
    • (as Jennifer Ruper)
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TOFU U ("The Tofu Song") by Jeni Jones
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TOFU U ("The Tofu Song") by Jeni Jones

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