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Wendy Ettinger

Wendy Ettinger

Producer

WENDY ETTINGER is an award-winning producer of documentary and feature films. She is a co-founder of Gamechanger Films, which finances narrative features directed by women. In 2005, Wendy co-founded Chicken & Egg Pictures to fund and mentor women documentary filmmakers. Films executive produced by Chicken & Egg include Brooklyn Castle (Emmy nominated 2014) and Semper Fi (recipient of The Ridenhour Documentary Prize in 2012). The filmmakers and films supported by Chicken & Egg Pictures have won major awards, pushed creative and social boundaries, and worked hand in hand with on-the ground movements to effect tangible change. Wendy began her career producing the Academy-award nominated documentary, The War Room and most recently Executive Produced the features Pariah and Land Ho! An ardent activist and philanthropist, Wendy believes deeply in the power of change through media, education, and the arts. She serves on the board of The Educational Foundation of America, Working Films, the 52nd Street Project and Imagine Science.

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Works as
Producer
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 29 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 11% in 30 days

What are Wendy Ettinger's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Genres

Documentary9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
20%
Self
17%
Morality
17%
Bonds
16%
Society
13%
Power
11%
Ideas
7%
Trauma5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 6 · Serious 4 · Dark 10

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 18 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 7 · Charged 7 · Intense 6

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 14 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 6 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 5

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 8 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 8

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 10 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Contemplative
11
Melancholic
8
Dread
4
Bittersweet
4
Other
13

How their films linger

Thought-provoking14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous11

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Wendy Ettinger's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Wendy Ettinger's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

29 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page.

  • Dis-Ease (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Consulting Producer

  • The Tuba Thieves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer

  • Cooked: Survival by Zip Code(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Nancy(2018)

    Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Tale(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Long Dumb Road(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Hunting Season(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Buster's Mal Heart(2016)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Lovesong(2016)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Strange Ones(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Invitation(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Addicted to Fresno(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Land Ho!(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Private Violence(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • After Tiller(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Pariah(2011)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Executive Producer

  • Semper Fi: Always Faithful(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Orgasm Inc.(2009)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Lioness(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Return of the War Room(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Al Franken: God Spoke(2006)

    Consulting Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Eye of God(1997)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Passion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Casting

  • Land and Freedom(1995)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The War Room(1993)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Surviving Desire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Casting

  • Women and Wallace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Casting Associate

  • My Favorite Neoconservative (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

Career shape

A full career of 22 titles, 21 of them dated from 1990 to 2024.

Biggest box office

The War Room (1993)

$902K worldwide

Highest rated

The Tale (2018)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

The Invitation (2015)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing18 of 22: 18 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score56thOther crew4 of 22: 4 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s6 · crew2000s2 · crew2010s11 · crew2020s2 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Wendy Ettinger's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 22; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 22 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · producer

Al Franken: God Spoke (2006)

80th percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Semper Fi: Always Faithful (2011)

Midcredits 92nd · 81% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Wendy Ettinger's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 4 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 57 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles21–59 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 67 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 71 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Wendy Ettinger work with?

People who share at least 2 of Wendy Ettinger's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Julie Parker Benello shares the most, 16.

Directors

Actors

Composers

Producers

Mixed roles