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Jennifer Holness is a Jamaican-born Canadian film and television director, producer and screenwriter. She operates Hungry Eyes Media Inc., along with her business partner and husband Sudz Sutherland.
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Jennifer Holness left Jamaica at an early age and moved to Toronto with her single mother. (See also Caribbean Canadians.) Holness grew up in a housing project in the Lawrence and Bathurst area of Toronto; this shaped the gritty but affectionate view of the city often depicted in her work. She studied political science at York University, where she...
Holness co-directed the NFB documentary Speakers for the Dead (2000) with Sutherland. The film, which examines a struggle to restore an African Canadian cemetery in Priceville, Ontario, displayed Holness’s commitment to challenging sanitized images of Canada. “I was raised in Canada, and I was acutely aware that my culture was not part of the histo...
In February 2021, the Canadian Media Producers Association recognized Holness’s contributions to Canadian film and television with the $10,000 Established Producer Award. See also Black Women in the Arts.
Best Documentary Film (Speakers for the Dead), Black Film and Video Network’s Reel Black Award (2000)HBO Award for Best Short Film (My Father’s Hands), Acapulco International Black Film Festival (2000)Best Drama (My Father’s Hands), Yorkton Film Festival, Golden Sheaf Award (2000)Best Director (My Father’s Hands), Yorkton Film Festival, Golden Sheaf Award (2000)Jennifer Holness is a Canadian film and TV producer, writer and director with a focus on diverse and social issues. She has won multiple awards and created or co-created shows like BLK: An Origin Story, Shoot the Messenger and Home Again.
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Jennifer Holness is a Jamaican-born Canadian film and television director, producer and screenwriter. She operates Hungry Eyes Media Inc., along with her business partner and husband Sudz Sutherland.
Jen Holness is a happy workaholic. She writes, produces, and directs. She is the first Black woman in Canada to win a CSA (Gemini) for writing and is the 2021 Indiescreen Producer of the Year award-winner. She was also awarded the prestigious WIFT Award of Creative Excellence in March 2022.
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Jennifer Holness. Producer: Subjects of Desire. Jennifer brings a fresh, authentic perspective to telling powerful, thought-provoking stories. Jen loves to make documentary films and she recently directed her first feature documentary, Subjects of Desire, about Black women, and beauty.
Jan 30, 2022 · Jamaican-born filmmaker Jennifer Holness is seen in an undated handout photo. Despite having powerhouse Black role models like Rihanna, Beyonce and Lupita Nyong'o, Holness says she saw her...
