From an upcoming feature film on Mary Pickford to a tribute to her dad in “Billy Bates,” meet filmmaker Jennifer DeLia, one of Hollywood’s rising stars

Welcome to the Truly Amazing Women Show: A Note from Hope Katz Gibbs, creator of TrulyAmazingWomen.tv, and publisher of Inkandescent Women magazine — What a pleasure it was to interview filmmaker Jennifer DeLia, a rising star in the movie business. As you’ll hear in our podcast and video interviews, and read in the details below, this truly amazing woman is taking the world by storm and inviting us all to come with her for the ride! Scroll down for more! 

Who she is: Jennifer DeLia is a writer, director, and producer born on September 30, 1979, in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Her films include Billy Bates (2013), Why Not Choose Love: A Mary Pickford Manifesto, and My Blueberry Nights (2007).

 What she does:  In 2014, Billy Bates was released digitally nationwide with theatrical releases across 10 major cities. It played at the Tribeca Film Festival, among other festivals and showcases. Jennifer also directed an off-Broadway show written by Scott Organ called Phoenix, starring Julia Stiles and James Wirt. She has directed many music videos with acclaimed artists such as Amadou & Mariam featuring Kyp & Tunde of TV on the Radio, Ebony Bones, Esseri, Blinddog Smokin’, and musical legends Dr. John and Bobby Rush. Her’s podcast chat series, Humanizing the Icon, reveals global leaders’ and artists’ perspectives on Identity, Image, and Iconization — and explores the danger and beauty of the current zeitgeist.

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