Jenni Wolfson

As the CEO of Chicken & Egg Pictures, Jenni Wolfson oversees the strategy and execution of all programmatic and operational work to support documentary filmmakers around the world. Under her leadership since 2013, the organization has steadily expanded its grantmaking and mentorship programs for women and gender-expansive filmmakers, deepening its commitment to social change through narrative storytelling.

Jenni has been a human rights and social justice advocate her entire life. Prior to Chicken & Egg Pictures, she was the Managing Director at WITNESS, the international human rights video advocacy organization founded by musician Peter Gabriel. Earlier in her career, Jenni was a human rights investigator and humanitarian, holding roles at UNICEF and the United Nations, including long-term missions on the ground in Haiti, Rwanda, and Sri Lanka. Jenni wrote and performed a solo play, “RASH,” about these experiences.

A member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and BAFTA, Jenni holds an MA in Human Rights and an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Strathclyde. She grew up in Glasgow, Scotland, and lives in New York City.

Jenni Wolfson, and Chicken & Egg Co-Founders, Julie Parker Benello, Wendy Ettinger and Judith Helfand, were awarded the 2024 Women's Media Center Pat Mitchell Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2024 Women's Media Awards.