JENNIFER PHANG made her mark as a filmmaker bringing poignant drama to fantastical realities, from independent feature films to prestige television for studios including Disney, Marvel, Amazon, Warner Brothers and Universal.
After graduating from the American Film Institute AFI’s MFA Directing Program, Phang’s first feature HALF-LIFE – a magic-real family drama – premiered at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival. Her sophomore feature ADVANTAGEOUS also showed there, winning a Sundance Dramatic Jury Prize before being acquired by Netflix for an exclusive worldwide streaming deal. The sci-fi mother-daughter drama became a cult hit while Phang ventured into television, directing episodes of RIVERDALE, Marvel’s AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D, Amazon’s THE BOYS, DC’s STARGIRL, and the Disney pilot THE SECRET OF SULPHUR SPRINGS which became a hit series in 2021. Phang later directed episodes of RESIDENT ALIEN for Amblin/UCP, AppleTV's adaptation of Isaac Asimov’s FOUNDATION, and HBOMax’s Emmy nominated THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT.
Jennifer is currently in preproduction for the music- and dance-filled sequel films of Disney's THE DESCENDANTS franchise, tentatively named THE POCKETWATCH.
Interviewed by podcast producer & co-host, Keisuke Hoashi
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