Jett Garrison

Jett Garrison is an award-winning director, producer and writer whose work has shown in over 100 film festivals worldwide. As a creator, he strives to represent strong, unique characters and to give the under-voiced a platform for their stories to be heard. His short film CHECKOUT won an EMMY and his short film JO FM was nominated for an OSCAR. He won a Best Director award from Chicago's PRIDE FILLMS Festival for his work on the series THESE THEMS. Within the studio system, Jett served as the Creative Director of the On-Air Marketing team at Sony Pictures Television where he was also chosen to participate in SONY's Inaugural Diverse Director's Program. Jett's fellowships include selection as one of Film Independent's PROJECT:INVOLVE fellows where he was mentored by Jeremy Podeswa (GAME OF THRONES). Through that fellowship, Jett's work was sponsored by "Banana Republic" and "NBC/Universal" studios and featured in "Vanity Fair." As a Trans identified storyteller, Jett is driven to represent strong, unconventional characters within society and shares his storytelling experience within his community as a continuing mentor to young filmmakers through Outfest's OutSet Young Filmmaker program.