Jenni Olson
Filmmaker, archivist and LGBTQ film historian; co-founder of PlanetOut.
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- Jenni Olson (born 6 October 1962) is a writer, archivist, film historian and non-fiction filmmaker based in Berkeley, California.
- She co-founded the LGBT website PlanetOut.com, and her essay films The Joy of Life (2005) and The Royal Road (2015) premiered at Sundance.
- The Harvard Film Archive acquired her films and her collection of LGBTQ film prints in 2020, she received a Special Teddy Award at Berlin in 2021, and she has led GLAAD's Social Media Safety Program from 2021.
Key facts
- Born
- 6 October 1962; raised in Falcon Heights, Minnesota1
- Films
- The Joy of Life (2005); The Royal Road (2015)1
- Founded
- PlanetOut.com (co-founder); the Minneapolis/St. Paul LGBT film festival, 1986 (co-founder)1
- Recognition
- Out 100 (2020); Special Teddy Award, Berlin (2021)1
- GLAAD
- Leads the Social Media Safety Program, from 20211
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