Asher Jelinsky

Asher Jelinsky is a Los Angeles based writer/director originally from the San Francisco Bay Area. Asher earned his MFA in Directing at the world-renowned American Film Institute (AFI) Conservatory and holds BA degrees with honors in Media Studies and Public Health from Pitzer College. He enjoys telling character-driven stories that explore nuanced relationships and outsider perspectives. Asher’s latest short film Miller & Son won a BAFTA Student Film Award, won Gold at the Young Director Award at Cannes Lions, was nominated for the Grand Prix at the Clermont-Ferrand, and won both the jury and audience awards for Best Narrative Short at the Ashland Independent Film Festival. Asher is currently developing his first feature and a TV pilot