Jenni Olson

1962 (63) • Directing

Born: 10/6/1962 (63) in Falcon Heights, Minnesota, USA

Known for: Directing

Jenni Olson

Jenni Olson (born October 6, 1962) is an American film curator, filmmaker, author, and LGBT film historian. She was born and raised in Falcon Heights, Minnesota. She co-founded the pioneering LGBT website PlanetOut, and campaigned to have a barrier erected on the Golden Gate Bridge to prevent suicides.

Known For

AWOL

55%

Consulting Producer

2017

By Hook or by Crook

51%

Consulting Producer

2001

The Royal Road

50%

(voice)

2015

The Joy of Life

49%

Director

2005

Family Fundamentals

44%

Creative Consultant

2002

No Straight Lines: The Rise of Queer Comics

51%

Consulting Producer

2021

Blue Diary

50%

Director

1998

30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing

53%

Director

2019

Barbara Forever

Consulting Producer

2026

Beyond the Aggressives: 25 Years Later

Consulting Producer

2023

No Straight Lines: The Rise of Queer Comics

51%

Consulting Producer

2021

30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing

53%

Director

2019

In Nomine Patris

20%

Narrator (voice)

2019

In Nomine Patris

20%

Director

2019

In Nomine Patris

20%

Writer

2019

In Nomine Patris

20%

Producer

2019

In Nomine Patris

20%

Director of Photography

2019

In Nomine Patris

20%

Editor

2019

Dykes, Camera, Action!

Self

2018

AWOL

55%

Consulting Producer

2017

The Royal Road

50%

(voice)

2015

The Royal Road

50%

Director

2015

The Royal Road

50%

Writer

2015

The Royal Road

50%

Producer

2015

Sticks & Stones

10%

Thanks

2014

Confessions of a Self-Hating Jew

Associate Producer

2012

Vito

70%

Self

2011

Official Rejection

53%

Self

2009

575 Castro St.

30%

Director

2009

575 Castro St.

30%

Producer

2009

575 Castro St.

30%

Writer

2009

Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema

54%

Self

2006

The Joy of Life

49%

Director

2005

The Joy of Life

49%

Writer

2005

Matzo Maidels

23%

Director

2003

Matzo Maidels

23%

Producer

2003