Queer Filmmaker, Jenna Laurenzo is an award-winning director, actor, and writer. 

She made her mark by demonstrating her creative talent as an actor in her short film, 'Girl Night Stand.' It was so well received that she followed it up with "Girl Night Stand: Chapter Two' and ' A Very Girl Night Stand Christmas.'  This series went viral, leaving her audience anxiously waiting for additional chapters to be released.     

She brings excitement to lesbian cinema and her acting is flawless.  She starred in her queer film, 'Lez Bomb' along with Caitlin Mehner, Cloris Leachman, Bruce Dern, Kevin Pollak, Steve Guttenberg, and Brandon Michael Hall.  Jenna received accolades for her queer film, 'Lez Bomb.'  It's a comedy about a young woman who plans to come out to her dysfunctional family during Thanksgiving.  A series of events occur making it difficult to achieve.  This is a must-see film that draws you in and holds your attention.  You'll be laughing throughout the movie.

Everything didn't go as planned when filming Lez Bomb.  At times, the weather failed to cooperate.  This caused Jenna to rewrite a scene on the fly.  She describes one such example below.  You can read the entire article here. 

"Laurenzo and her team often had to improvise. A key scene involving the main characters Lauren and Hailey was originally supposed to take place outside, but shooting day brought one of two snowstorms that would hit during filming. Thinking quickly on her lunch break, Laurenzo reconfigured the scene with Lauren and Hailey lying on a bed in an empty motel room."

The above excerpt is from gomag.com.  You may read the entire article here. 

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Jenna discusses her thoughts on creating lesbian cinema as a queer filmmaker in the following video called "Queer Director on Making Fresh, LGBTQIA+ Films. (see below)  

"Filmmaker Jenna Laurenzo ?believes our chosen family are the people who give us the permission to be our most authentic selves.? With the help of her collaborators, Jenna brings the hero?s journey to life and is thrilled to encourage audiences to become their own hero. Chosen families, presented by Nissan, celebrates the thrill of the authentic journey of the LGBTQ+ community. #ChosenFamilies"

We are proud of the accomplishments Jenna Laurenzo has earned as a queer filmmaker. 

'Girl Night Stand' was nominated for IAWTV's Best Comedy Series.  Lez Bomb premiered at the Geena Davis Bentonville Film Festival in which it won the Narrative Film Award.  Many of her films have won awards and she is on track to win more. ??????????????????

Learn more about Jenna on her website.

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