Jennifer Thym is an American writer, film director and producer currently based in

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. Thym's award winning films include "Bloodtraffic" and "Jasmine".

Early life

Thym was born in

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, New York. Thym is of Cantonese and Taiwanese heritage. Thym grew up in the rural South in U.S.

Career

Under her banner RockGinger, Thym has written, directed and produced a short film entitled "Bloodtraffick" starring

Grace Huang Grace Huang () is a Taiwanese-Australian actress of Cantonese descent, best known for her role as the Gemini Female in the RZA directed martial arts film, ''The Man with the Iron Fists''. Career Huang starred as Mei Chen in the pilot for th ...

and Kirt Kishita. The film won a "Best Actress" award for

at the

HollyShorts Film Festival The HollyShorts Film Festival is an annual Academy Award®-qualifying independent short film festival located in Hollywood, California. History Founded in 2005, the yearly festival programmes feature an eclectic mixture of short films of various ...

, received Best Short Film, Best Cinematography and Best Editing awards at the Salty Horror International Film Festival, an excellence in directing, cinematography and original screenplay at the Stiletto Film Fest, Best Cinematography at the Viscera Film Festival, and has screened at film festivals such as the

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, the

Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival The Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival (PAAFF) is an annual film festival in Philadelphia that shows feature films and short films by and about Asian Americans. Run by the nonprofit Philadelphia Asian American Film and Filmmakers, the 10-da ...

, the Gen Con Indy Film Festivala, the

Action On Film International Film Festival The Action On Film International Film Festival, also known as the Action On Film Festival, was founded in 2004. It was held in California until 2017 when it moved to the Palms Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. As a hub for many returning filmmaker ...

and more. A feature film produced by Thym and directed by Dax Phelan entitled ''Jasmine'' was released in 2011, is set in Hong Kong and which also stars

Jason Tobin Jason Tobin, credited in Chinese as To Jun Wai (杜俊緯), is a Hong Kong-British film and television actor best known for his work in the lead role of Young Jun in the Cinemax series ''Warrior''. Early life and education Tobin was born in Hon ...

Eugenia Yuan Eugenia Yuan is an American actress and former rhythmic gymnast who has won a Hong Kong Film Award. Early life On January 22, 1976, Yuan was born in Inglewood, Los Angeles county, California. Yuan's mother is Cheng Pei-pei, an actress wh ...

Sarah Lian Sarah Lian (simplified Chinese: 连丽婷, born 12 May 1983), is a Chinese Malaysian actress and television personality based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She was born in Taiping, Perak Malaysia but mainly grew up in Vancouver, British Columbia, ...

and

Byron Mann Byron Mann is a Hong Kong-American actor of film and television. His best-known roles include Ryu in '' Street Fighter'', Silver Lion in '' The Man with the Iron Fists'', Wing Chau in ''The Big Short'', Admiral Augusto Nguyen on ''The Expanse'' ...

Web series

Thym has also directed, written and created an award-winning and nominated web series, ''Lumina.'' The web series has also been nominated for best editing from the

Webby Awards The Webby Awards are awards for excellence on the Internet presented annually by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, a judging body composed of over two thousand industry experts and technology innovators. Categories includ ...

as well as best cinematography from the

Streamy Awards The YouTube Streamy Awards, also known as the Streamy Awards or Streamys, are presented annually by Dick Clark Productions and Tubefilter to recognize excellence in online video, including directing, acting, producing, and writing. The forma ...

, and best directing and writing nominations for Thym from the Indie Soap Awards and best actor nominations for Michael Chan and

JuJu Chan JuJu Chan Szeto (; born Juliana Chan; 2 February) also known as JuJu Chan (), is a Hong Kong-born American actress, martial artist, singer, and writer. Chan pursued martial arts at a young age, an interest she kept up with into adulthood. She s ...

from the American Soap World Awards. Thym has also directed, written and created a comedy web series entitled ''Mister French Taste'' starring

Osric Chau Osric Chau (; born July 20, 1986) is a Canadian actor, best known for his role as Kevin Tran in the CW series ''Supernatural'', Vogel in the BBC America series ''Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency'', and Ryan Choi in the TV shows set in th ...

and Oliver Malet. With over 1.4 million views worldwide, ''Mister French Taste'' takes a hilarious look at the practice of etiquette coaching in Hong Kong.

Filmography

Film

* 2015 Jasmine

Television

* 2009 Lumina - as writer, director, producer. * 2012 Mister French Taste. Season 1 episode "Chateau Decadence" - as director.

References

External links

*
Jen Thym on TwitterRock Ginger Official Site
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