Jacqueline Rosenthal

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Los Angeles, California

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About Jacqueline

Jacqueline Elyse Rosenthal began this career as an actress for 23 years and wrote screenplays privately from the wings since childhood. She received a BFA in Musical Theatre from Penn State and is currently in her last semester of her MFA in Film and Television Production from the University of Southern California, pursuing writing and directing. Jacqueline is now an award-winning writer/director, with a ten-year career in directing independent films and commercials. She recently was named Best Director and Best Writer at the 7th Annual Feminist Media Festival, for her film BACKLOG about the national rape kit backlog.

Jacqueline makes films as if her life depends on them - because truly it does. Through the challenges in her life, film kept her going in her need to help others feel less alone and lend a voice to those like her who once felt voiceless.
Some of her awards include:
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2023 Official Selection Cleveland International Film Festival Backlog
2022 Student Emmy Nomination - Best TV Series Provenance
2022 John Huston Award for Outstanding Directing (USC) ’Til We Meet Again 2022 Stowe Story Labs Selected Project Backlog
2021 United Nations Development Programme Honoree For Them
2021 Beverly Hills Film Festival, nominee - Best Short ’Til We Meet Again 2021 Green Screen Film Festival - Best Short, Best Actress ’Til We Meet Again

Jacqueline’s film Til We Meet Again was recently acquired by Omeleto, starring Howie Mandel and Sashile Wood. She is currently a Lit/Management Intern at Circle of Confusion and previously interned at Mandalay Pictures, under Jason Michael Berman. She is in post-production on Karma, her feature directorial debut.

Jacqueline is a recipient of 7 merit scholarships at the University of Southern California and completed 13 teaching assistant positions in three years. She enjoys writing biopics and science fiction films, all of which have a strong thread of protecting human rights. When not working, you can bet she’s spending time with family, hiking, or relaxing at home in Silver Lake with her partner and their two small dogs.

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BACKLOG (2022 - 2023)
Film (short) by USC/ Jacqueline Elyse Rosenthal (Drama and Biography) Writer-Director & Executive Producer After young collegiate Mallory Newell is assaulted on her 21st birthday, she is silenced by the police, her rape kit is shelved for three years, and her entire community turn their backs on her. When she is given the opportunity to testify as the key witness at the Senate Hearing to end the rape kit backlogs, she must decide if she can trust the system that betrayed her. Inspired by a true story.
Karma (2018 - 2023)
Film by Rose Tinted Productions/ Jacqueline Elyse Rosenthal (Drama and Fantasy) Writer-Director & Producer God's mythological daughter Karma has caught up with the vermin of the world on his behalf - to the point of realizing the good outweighs the bad. After years of servitude, she poses a threat for God to prove that his people are still good, or suffer the inevitable consequences.
'Til We Meet Again (2020)
Film (short) by USC / Jacqueline Elyse Rosenthal Writer-Director, Sound Designer A widow is given the opportunity to reconnect with her husband, at a cost...