Jennifer Betit Yen
Latest News on Jennifer Betit Yen:
The Film Lab Unveils Theme for 20th Annual 72 Hour Shootout Filmmaking Competition (Jun 11, 2024)
The Film Lab's 72 Hour Shootout To Return For Their 20th Year (May 7, 2024)
The Tank Presents Limited Engagement Of IWATTAU (Feb 19, 2019)
The Film Lab Unveils Theme for 20th Annual 72 Hour Shootout Filmmaking Competition (Jun 11, 2024)
The Film Lab's 72 Hour Shootout To Return For Their 20th Year (May 7, 2024)
The Tank Presents Limited Engagement Of IWATTAU (Feb 19, 2019)
BIO
Jennifer Betit Yen is an actor (New Amsterdam (NBC), Search Party (TBS), Royal Pains (USA), Film Lab Presents, The Beacon Street Girls), writer (The Opposite of a Fairy Tale) and writer/producer (La La Land, IWATTAU, Mirror Mirror, My Not So subConscious, The Opposite of a Fairy Tale). She has received mentions by The New York Times and Backstage Magazine for her acting work. Jennifer also has the distinction of having a DAY named after her in New York City! New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio and the First Lady named Jennifer the official honoree of the annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Celebration at Gracie Mansion, commending her for her acting and activism work, and officially proclaimed May 9, 2019, "Jennifer Betit Yen Day" in New York City. Jennifer played lead roles in the pilot series La La Land and My Not So subConscious. Her film, The Opposite of a Fairy Tale, a fictional take on elder abuse, sold out at MOCA and was an official selection of the 39th Annual Asian American International Film Festival, the Palm Springs Desert Film Society, the SAG-AFTRA Foundation NY Shorts Showcase, at the NYC Conference on Elder Abuse, at WOMANKIND, and screened at HBO. A graduate of Cornell University and Boston University School of Law, Jennifer is the President of the Film Lab (www.film-lab.org), a non-profit promoting diversity in the arts. She created the IWATTAU ("Immigrants: We Are Them. They Are Us") project, through which New Yorkers from all walks of life shared their hopes and fears about immigration on a multi-media platform to create a non-polarizing, constructive dialogue. The stories were the inspiration for the stage production IWATTAU, which was written up in Broadway World, and allowed the audience to interact with a panel of experts after the show in a dialogue about xenophobia and what we can do to combat it. She is also a staunch animal welfare advocate and founded the start up A2Px. In her spare time, she boxes and enjoys fine vegan dining with her husband and running with her beloved rescue mutt.
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The Film Lab Unveils Theme for 20th Annual 72 Hour Shootout Filmmaking Competition
The Film Lab has revealed the theme 'Practical Dreamer' for the 20th Annual 72 Hour Shootout Filmmaking Competition, challenging filmmakers globally to create impactful films in just 72 hours.
The Film Lab has revealed the theme 'Practical Dreamer' for the 20th Annual 72 Hour Shootout Filmmaking Competition, challenging filmmakers globally to create impactful films in just 72 hours.
The Film Lab's 72 Hour Shootout To Return For Their 20th Year
Celebrate the 20th year of The Film Lab's 72 Hour Shootout, a global filmmaking competition promoting diversity in cinema and launching careers. Learn how to attend!
Celebrate the 20th year of The Film Lab's 72 Hour Shootout, a global filmmaking competition promoting diversity in cinema and launching careers. Learn how to attend!
The Tank Presents Limited Engagement Of IWATTAU
On February 18 and 19, The Tank, an Off-Off Broadway theatre in New York City, will feature a limited engagement run of a very unique show, IWATTAU. IWATTAU is a part of a project created by Film Lab President, actor Jennifer Betit Yen, to address xenophobia and create non-polarized dialogue through the arts.
On February 18 and 19, The Tank, an Off-Off Broadway theatre in New York City, will feature a limited engagement run of a very unique show, IWATTAU. IWATTAU is a part of a project created by Film Lab President, actor Jennifer Betit Yen, to address xenophobia and create non-polarized dialogue through the arts.
The Tank Presents Limited Engagement Of IWATTAU
On February 18 and 19, The Tank, an Off-Off Broadway theatre in New York City, will feature a limited engagement run of a very unique show, IWATTAU. IWATTAU is a part of a project created by Film Lab President, actor Jennifer Betit Yen, to address xenophobia and create non-polarized dialogue through the arts.
On February 18 and 19, The Tank, an Off-Off Broadway theatre in New York City, will feature a limited engagement run of a very unique show, IWATTAU. IWATTAU is a part of a project created by Film Lab President, actor Jennifer Betit Yen, to address xenophobia and create non-polarized dialogue through the arts.
Leviathan Lab Presents THE WALL: IMMIGRATION IN THE TIME OF 45
Leviathan Lab (Ariel Estrada, Producing Artistic Director) will present THE WALL: IMMIGRATION IN THE TIME OF 45, featuring new short plays on the immigration crisis by Asian American playwrights at The Tank (312 West 36th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues) on Friday, October 26 at 7:00 PM and Today, October 27 at 7:00 PM.
Leviathan Lab (Ariel Estrada, Producing Artistic Director) will present THE WALL: IMMIGRATION IN THE TIME OF 45, featuring new short plays on the immigration crisis by Asian American playwrights at The Tank (312 West 36th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues) on Friday, October 26 at 7:00 PM and Today, October 27 at 7:00 PM.
Leviathan Lab Presents THE WALL: IMMIGRATION IN THE TIME OF 45
Leviathan Lab (Ariel Estrada, Producing Artistic Director) will present THE WALL: IMMIGRATION IN THE TIME OF 45, featuring new short plays on the immigration crisis by Asian American playwrights at The Tank (312 West 36th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues) today, October 26 at 7:00 PM and Saturday, October 27 at 7:00 PM.
Leviathan Lab (Ariel Estrada, Producing Artistic Director) will present THE WALL: IMMIGRATION IN THE TIME OF 45, featuring new short plays on the immigration crisis by Asian American playwrights at The Tank (312 West 36th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues) today, October 26 at 7:00 PM and Saturday, October 27 at 7:00 PM.
Leviathan Lab Presents THE WALL: IMMIGRATION IN THE TIME OF 45
Leviathan Lab (Ariel Estrada, Producing Artistic Director) will present THE WALL: IMMIGRATION IN THE TIME OF 45, featuring new short plays on the immigration crisis by Asian American playwrights at The Tank (312 West 36th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues) on Friday, October 26 at 7:00 PM and Saturday, October 27 at 7:00 PM.
Leviathan Lab (Ariel Estrada, Producing Artistic Director) will present THE WALL: IMMIGRATION IN THE TIME OF 45, featuring new short plays on the immigration crisis by Asian American playwrights at The Tank (312 West 36th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues) on Friday, October 26 at 7:00 PM and Saturday, October 27 at 7:00 PM.
Nylon Fusion Collective Presents Wisdom of Obscurity & Paper Dragon
A British drama about people on the fringes of life trying to survive day by day, and an American tale about an extended family looking for love: Wisdom of Obscurity and Paper Dragon are two very different stories about people on both sides of the Atlantic with a desperate need to be recognized, no matter the risks they take or the people they hurt.
A British drama about people on the fringes of life trying to survive day by day, and an American tale about an extended family looking for love: Wisdom of Obscurity and Paper Dragon are two very different stories about people on both sides of the Atlantic with a desperate need to be recognized, no matter the risks they take or the people they hurt.
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