Jillian Godshall is a filmmaker and educator. Her work strives to celebrate the human spirit and uplift stories of the natural world. She aims to make storytelling more participatory, accessible, and beneficial to the communities where her films are made. She has produced documentaries that have screened at SXSW and appeared on PBS, TIME.com, and film festivals across the globe. Her current projects explore animation, folklore, and repurposed family archives. She also has nearly fifteen years of experience developing curriculum and teaching digital media to students of all ages.

AWARDS

2022 ArtSpark Grant Recipient 

2020 Southern Producers Lab Participant

2020 Antigravity Magazine Best of the Fest - The Day They Took My Father

2018 Reel in the Votes Competition Winner - The Day They Took My Father

2016 Lonestar Emmy - PBS Stories of the Mind

2015 Vimeo Staff Pick - The Boatman

2015 IndieGrits Curators Grit Award - The Boatman

2014 SXSW Audience Choice Award - Yakona