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Jenni Olson

Jenni Olson

ProductionDirectorActorCrewWriter Oct 6 (age 63) Falcon Heights, Minnesota, USA 1991–2026 (35 year career)
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Biography

Jenni Olson (born October 6, 1962) is an American film curator, filmmaker, author, and LGBT film historian. She was born and raised in Falcon Heights, Minnesota. She co-founded the pioneering LGBT website PlanetOut, and campaigned to have a barrier erected on the Golden Gate Bridge to prevent suicides. Olson was educated at the University of Minnesota. In 1986, while still a student, Olson co-founded the Minneapolis/St.Paul Lesbian, Gay, Bi & Transgender Film Festival, initially under the name …

Known For

AWOL
Film

AWOL

Consulting Producer
Vito
Film

Vito

Self
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema
Film

Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema

Self
By Hook or by Crook
Film

By Hook or by Crook

Consulting Producer
The Royal Road
Film

The Royal Road

(voice)
No Straight Lines: The Rise of Queer Comics
Film

No Straight Lines: The Rise of Queer Comics

Consulting Producer
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
Film

30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing

Director
Official Rejection
Film

Official Rejection

Self

Filmography