Since graduating from USC’s Annenberg School of Journalism, Jenna Rosher has produced, directed and shot a wide variety of documentaries for film, television and the music industry.

Jenna’s career began at the E! Channel in the early 90s where she quickly worked her way up the production ladder. Her hard work and focus led her to be among the first production team members for The E! True Hollywood Story. There she got her first taste of storytelling.

Following her departure from E! and a move to New York City, Jenna went on to co-produce a three-part special about the criminal justice system in the Bronx for the Discovery Channel and the BBC. With Hollywood long behind her, she began to embrace stories and subjects that dealt more directly with social and political issues. In the late 90s she joined MTV News and Docs, producing “Choose or Loose Presidential Campaign,” “World AIDS Day” and “Fight for your Rights: Take A Stand Against Discrimination.” She also shot and produced several segments for ESPN’s The Life, a cinema-verite series on athletes.

It was around this time that Jenna started shooting. Many productions began trading in their bulky Betacams for smaller, more intimate mini-DV cameras. The doors opened for Jenna and many other aspiring DPs, and she had only technology to thank. As the granddaughter and daughter of two very successful cinematographers, Charles Rosher Sr. and Charles Rosher Jr., she was about to embark on her own, contemporary approach to filmmaking.

As she continued down this social/political path, she couldn’t deny her passion for the arts, specifically music. She combined the two subjects in a critically acclaimed VH1 series entitled Rock Story, which explored music’s influence on politics and religion. Jenna began carving her niche in the music-storytelling world. Following Rock Story, she produced Sonic Cinema, a three-part music series for the Sundance Channel which celebrated artistic collaborations between music and the independent film world. Jenna’s love for music storytelling flourished. She returned to VH1 to produce bio docs once again, this time for Driven. Her one-hour bio tale of country singer Tim McGraw’s turbulent childhood-turned-stardom was one of the highest rated shows ever, and Jenna had the great honor of being the last person to interview Tim’s late father, baseball legend Tug McGraw. Jenna’s next Driven was on touring powerhouse Dave Matthews. Jenna’s sensitivity to Matthew’s dynamic and complex story led her to what many would call the “career opportunity of a lifetime.” She was asked to direct and produce another project featuring Dave Matthews and Phish frontman Trey Anastasio. She followed the two to Dakar, Senegal where they collaborated with Orchestra Baobab, one of the premiere groups in West Africa. This beautifully crafted doc premiered on VH1 in May 2004 and is regarded as one of the best music docs in the network’s history.

In 2005, Jenna worked as one of two cinematographers on Jesus Camp, the award-winning documentary about an evangelical summer camp for kids. The film earned the Special Jury Prize at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival, the Sterling Award for Best Documentary at the 2006 Silverdocs Film Festival as well as a 2007 Academy Award Nomination for Best Feature Documentary. The film was released by Magnolia Pictures and premiered nationwide in September 2006.

Currently, Jenna is producing, directing and shooting her first documentary feature about San Francisco legend Eddie Belasco. She resides in New York City.