Jennifer Reeves

Biography

Jennifer Reeves (b. 1971, Sri Lanka) is a New York-based filmmaker working primarily on 16mm film. Reeves was named one of the “Best 50 Filmmakers Under 50” in the film journal Cinema Scope in the spring of 2012. Reeves has made experimental films since 1990. She does her own writing, cinematography, editing, and sound design. Her subjective and personal films push the boundaries of film through optical-printing and direct-on-film techniques. Reeves has consistently explored themes of memory, mental health and recovery, feminism and sexuality, landscape, wildlife, and politics from many different angles. Reeves has also made a number of experimental narratives, most notably her highly acclaimed feature THE TIME WE KILLED. The Village Voice Film Critic’s poll (2005) honored THE TIME WE KILLED with votes from six film critics for categories including: Best Film, Best Cinematography, and Best Performance.

Directed

1. The Time We Killed (2004) — Director
2. Trains Are for Dreaming (2009) — Director
3. Light Work I (2007) — Director
4. Monsters in the Closet (1994) — Director
5. Chronic (1997) — Director
6. We Are Going Home (1998) — Director
7. When It Was Blue (2008) — Director
8. The Girl's Nervy. (1995) — Director
9. Pigment-Dispersion Syndrome (2022) — Director
10. Color Neutral (2014) — Director
11. Girls Daydream About Hollywood (1992) — Director
12. Configuration 20 (1994) — Director
13. Fear of Blushing (2001) — Director
14. He Walked Away (2006) — Director
15. Strawberries in the Summertime (2014) — Director
16. Darling International (1999) — Director
17. Landfill 16 (2011) — Director
18. Taste It Nine Times (1992) — Director
19. Elations in Negative (1990) — Director
20. The Sons of Bitches Turned Out the Lights (2003) — Director
21. Skinny Teeth (2001) — Director
22. Shadows Choose Their Horrors (2005) — Director
23. The Gloria of Your Imagination (2024) — Director
24. Light Work Mood Disorder (2006) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Chronic (1997) — Gretchen