Jenna Dorn standing in front of a plateau holding her dog

Jenna Dorn

  • Lecturer, Film, Video, Animation, & New Genres

Education

  • BA in American Literature & Culture, University of California, Los Angeles, 2018
  • MFA in Creative Writing, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, 2025

Biography

Jenna Dorn is a writer/artist from Los Angeles. She is a recipient of the Emmet Day Atkins, Jr. Graduate Award and the David McAllister Scholarship for MFA in Creative Writing. Her work has appeared in BFI's Sight and Sound, The New York Times, and Episodes.

Curriculum Vitae, CV (PDF)

Recent & Selected Works

Articles & Selected Papers

  • BFI. “[Safe] in LA.” BFI, 15 July 2025, www.bfi.org.uk/features/safe-la-todd-haynes
  • Dorn, Jenna. “Retribution, Restoration, and Batman.” Episodes, 25 July 2022, episodes.ghost.io/retribution-restoration-and-batman/
  • “Living near Drilling Is Deadly. Why Don’t California Lawmakers Care?” Nytimes.com, The New York Times, 16 Nov. 2020, www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000007452219/california-oil-drilling-legislation.html