Jennifer Phang

Jennifer Phang is a San Francisco-based filmmaker. Her award-winning debut feature, Half-Life, premiered in 2008 at Sundance and was distributed by the Sundance Channel. Phang was commissioned by ITVS to create the short film Advantageous (2012), as part of the Futurestates series. She subsequently adapted it into a feature film, also called Advantageous, which had its world premiere at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, winning a Special Jury Award.

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Talks

Election 2016: Filmmakers Get Out the Vote!

Film

By Filmmakers | November 8, 2016

Election 2016: Filmmakers Get Out the Vote!

A look at the efforts of film directors, producers and composers as they volunteer in battleground states for the 2016 Presidential Election.

Jennifer Phang (Advantageous) Talks Robert Schwentke’s The Divergent Series: Insurgent

Film

By Jennifer Phang | March 24, 2015

Jennifer Phang (Advantageous) Talks Robert Schwentke’s The Divergent Series: Insurgent

The director of a new female-driven sci-fi indie finds resonance in the second part of the futuristic trilogy based on Veronica Roth's YA novels.