Jenifer Westphal

Founder + CEO + Executive Producer

Jenifer Westphal is a sought-after Emmy-winning producer and Founder, CEO and Executive Producer at Wavelength.

Named one of Variety’s “10 Producers to Watch” in 2020, Jenifer has served as executive producer for countless award-winning documentary and independent films, including the smash hits Knock Down The House, Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, and Emmy-winners Feels Good Man and Athlete A. Her films have played at Sundance, SXSW, DOC NYC, Tribeca, Toronto, Cannes, Venice, and more.

In her role as Founder, CEO, and Executive Producer of Wavelength, Jenifer breaks barriers by taking a special interest in fostering female talent, first-time filmmakers and creators of color, having launched the WAVE Grant program, which is now in its third year. Additionally, she executive produced Night Comes On, Selah and the Spades, and Tribeca 2020 Best Doc Feature Winner, Socks on Fire. She produced all in-house productions at Wavelength, including Unschooled, The Foursome, Maybe This Year, and recently released, Let Me Be Me. Her first directing credit was for Maybe This Year.

A former member of the Women of Sundance Leadership Council and Chicken & Egg Pictures, Jenifer has served as a participant on numerous panels at festivals, including Sundance Catalyst. Outside of her work in film, she serves as an advisory board member and grantor for the Good Work Foundation, an organization with the mission to lead a digitally-empowered education model for rural Africa and the world. A native of Iowa, Jenifer has called Philadelphia her home for 30-plus years. A self-taught chef, Jenifer loves being a mom to her 3 adult kids, spoiling her Shih Tzu, and can be found during the baseball season cheering for her beloved Phillies.