Jensen
USA, 14m, Digital
Right before a performance of the band Jensen, songwriter Georgia struggles not to erase herself completely as she takes the place of the original lead singer.
Writer/Director: Chloe Sarbib
Co-Writers: Gina Hackett
Producer: Waleed Alqahtani
Director of Photography: Ines Gowland
Editor: Mauricio Rivera Hoffman and Chloe Sarbib
Production Designer: Maryam Khosravi
Sound Design: Riccardo Belletti
Composer: Ben Lipkin
Cast: Sarah Deaver, Sebastian Pilley, Henny Russell, Claire Wellin
Contact: Chloe Sarbib, chloe.sarbib@gmail.com
Program D
ScreeningMay 8, 2022 at 9pm
About the Writer/Director
Chloe Sarbib is a writer-director whose films have played and won awards internationally (Palm Springs, SIFF, Provincetown, NewFest, Iris Prize, and more). A Yale alumna, Chloe often tells stories about blurred identity. Her screenplays have been finalists for the Jerusalem Lab, Oxbelly Lab, and Nantucket Screenwriters' Colony, and she received the Zaki Gordon Memorial Award for Excellence in Screenwriting. chloesarbib.com
About the Producer
Waleed Alqahtani is a Saudi Arabian screenwriter, director, and producer. His work screened at festivals including Slamdance, Palm Springs, Hamptons, SIFF, and more. His feature film AMAL participated in the 2020 Cine Qua Non Lab. His previous work stints include Film at Lincoln Center, Cinetic Media, Image Nation Abu Dhabi, and as a research/editing assistant to writer-director Debra Granik.
