Jay Robert Jennings (born August 23, 1965) is an American independent
filmmaker and author. He has directed two feature films, Loanshark
(1999) and Hell to Pay (2014), as well as, an assortment of short
films and documentaries. Jennings uses handheld cameras and cinéma
vérité techniques, shooting his films among old Hollywood buildings
and streets.Jennings was born in Hollywood, California. He grew up
making Super-8 movies and screening them for friends and family. He
graduated from Beverly Hills High School and then attended film
courses at Columbia College Hollywood (CCH), UCLA, and the American
Film Institute.Jennings writes, directs, produces, and composes the
music for his films. He uses digital movie cameras and adds a grainy
film look during the editing process. He shoots low-budget films,
mostly without permits in a style called guerrilla filmmaking. Film
columnist David Del Valle referred to Jennings as a "maverick
filmmaker."In 1999, Jennings directed his first feature Loanshark, a
drama which the Los Angeles Times considered the "Best Bet" for film
when it premiered at the Vogue Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard.
Loanshark also screened at several film festivals in 2000, including
Silver Lake, South by Southwest, Santa Monica, and Melbourne
Underground. The film depicts the stressful life of a ruthless loan
shark who drives around the streets of Hollywood looking for people
who owe him money.
filmmaker and author. He has directed two feature films, Loanshark
(1999) and Hell to Pay (2014), as well as, an assortment of short
films and documentaries. Jennings uses handheld cameras and cinéma
vérité techniques, shooting his films among old Hollywood buildings
and streets.Jennings was born in Hollywood, California. He grew up
making Super-8 movies and screening them for friends and family. He
graduated from Beverly Hills High School and then attended film
courses at Columbia College Hollywood (CCH), UCLA, and the American
Film Institute.Jennings writes, directs, produces, and composes the
music for his films. He uses digital movie cameras and adds a grainy
film look during the editing process. He shoots low-budget films,
mostly without permits in a style called guerrilla filmmaking. Film
columnist David Del Valle referred to Jennings as a "maverick
filmmaker."In 1999, Jennings directed his first feature Loanshark, a
drama which the Los Angeles Times considered the "Best Bet" for film
when it premiered at the Vogue Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard.
Loanshark also screened at several film festivals in 2000, including
Silver Lake, South by Southwest, Santa Monica, and Melbourne
Underground. The film depicts the stressful life of a ruthless loan
shark who drives around the streets of Hollywood looking for people
who owe him money.
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