Anndi Jinelle Liggett
Filmmaker
(2024) 10min narrative short film
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION | Live Action Short Film for 97th Academy Awards©
A whimsical, modern-day fable about a Black woman regaining her sense of self after years of being a corporate cog.
Executive Produced by Lena Waithe & Rishi Rajani of Hillman Grad, 271 Films, & Indeed
Writer & Director: Anndi Jinelle Liggett
Producer: Melissa Adeyemo
Co-producer: Nicole Palermo
DOP: Inés Gowland
Starring: Denée Benton, Jason Ralph, Colby Minife, Khloe Bruno, & Blaire Brooks
Awards:
HONORABLE MENTION, Best Narrative Short Film - 2024 Urbanworld Film Festival
Official Selections:
2024 Tribeca Film Festival
2024 Urbanworld Film Festival
2024 HollyShorts Film Festival
2024 The Future of Film is Female Shorts Showcase
(2023) 10min narrative short film
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION | Live Action Short Film for 96th Academy Awards©
After overhearing about the mysterious death of a neighbor, a young girl sets out to “solve the case” while coming to terms with a more personal mystery.
Made with the support of the Black Family Film Prize and Diverso Grant
Writer & Director: Anndi Jinelle Liggett
Producers: Ifeyinwa Arinze, Simone Roberts, & Anndi Jinelle Liggett
DOP: Chheangkea
Narrated by: André Holland
Starring: Khloe Bruno, Antu Yacob, Christopher Woodley, Farah Felisbret, Zuhairah McGill
Official Selections & Awards:
WINNER, HBO Short Film Award - 2023 American Black Film Festival (Oscar-qualifying award)
WINNER, DGA Student Film Jury Award - Directors Guild of America
WINNER, Best Female-Directed Short - 2023 Tallgrass Film Festival
WINNER, Best Black Lens Short - 2023 Sidewalk Film Festival
WINNER, Best Graduate Film - 2023 Fusion Film Festival
WINNER, Best Screenplay - 2023 TIDE Film Festival
NOMINEE, Best Short Screenplay - 2024 Humanitas Prize
NOMINEE, Best Narrative Short - Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival & Lecture Series (Oscar-qualifying)
NOMINEE, Best Student Narrative - 2023 Austin Film Festival
NOMINEE, Best NextGen Short - 2023 Nashville Film Festival
NOMINEE, Best Spotlight Short - SCAD Savannah Film Festival
2024 HollyShorts Monthly Screening
2023 ANDSCAPE House Brooklyn Showcase (Curated by Tribeca Festival programmers)
2023 Bushwick Film Festival
2023 FAMfest
2023 Pittsburgh Shorts & Script Competition
2023 Afrikana Independent Film Festival
2023 Indie Street Film Festival
2023 Hudson Valley Film Festival
(2021) 7min narrative short film
A young, southern baker uses reverie to sweeten her sour circumstances.
Made with the support of the Spike Lee Covid Relief Fund
Writer & Director: Anndi Jinelle Liggett Producers: Karen Madar & Anndi Jinelle Liggett DOP: Chheangkea Starring: Morgan Anita Wood and Ricardy Fabre
Festival Selections:
2022 Black Women Film Network, Short Film Competition
2022 Imagine This Women’s Film Festival
(2022) 11min narrative short film
A scattered young woman struggles to piece her life back together after a devastating breakup... with her therapist.
Director: Anndi Jinelle Liggett Writer: Jessica Saul Producers: Anndi Jinelle Liggett & Jessica Saul DOP: Jodi Savitz Starring: Jessica Saul, Quin Pozner, Brett Aresco, and Meryl Saul
Festival Selections:
WINNER, Best Short - 2022 Laugh After Dark Comedy Festival
NOMINATED, Best Director - 2022 Austin Comedy Film Festival,
2022 LA Comedy Film Festival
2022 Big Apple Film Festival
2022 Manhattan Film Festival
2022 Women’s Comedy Film Festival in Atlanta
2022 Women’s Comedy Film Festival in Chicago
2022 Los Angeles Comedy Film & Screenplay Festival
2022 Laugh After Dark Comedy Festival
(2019) Documentary Short.
Dot Jackson is caught between two worlds: a stay-at-home mother of six and a rapper on the rise
Made at NYU Grad Film
Shot, Directed, & Edited by Anndi Jinelle Liggett
Producer: Joicelyn Dingle
(2020) MOS narrative short. Shot on 16mm
Longing for adulthood, a young girl's first taste of independence turns sour in a walk home from school.
Made at NYU Grad Film
Writer & Director: Anndi Jinelle Liggett Producers: Cade Featherstone & Anndi Jinelle Liggett DoP: Sara Balghonaim