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Jenifer Westphal

Jenifer Westphal

Producer, also director

Jenifer Westphal is a sought-after Emmy and Tony-winning producer and Founder, CEO and Producer at Wavelength. Named one of Variety's "10 Producers to Watch" in 2020, she is driven by a mission to tell great f***ing stories and has the track record to prove it. Jen's credits include the Academy Award®-shortlisted 32 SOUNDS, highly regarded RATHER and BITTERBRUSH, ON SWIFT HORSES starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Jacob Elordi, three-time Tribeca winner THE CAVE OF ADULLAM, AISHA starring Letitia Wright and Josh O'Connor, Emmy-winning ART & KRIMES BY KRIMES, FEELS GOOD MAN and ATHLETE A, Emmy-nominated documentary LET ME BE ME, and more. Her first directing credit was for MAYBE NEXT YEAR. In her role at Wavelength, Jen is committed to cultivating diverse talent and supporting stories that highlight under-recognized communities through initiatives such as the annual WAVE Grant, which provides financial support and mentorship to first-time women and non-binary filmmakers of color.

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Works as
Producer, also director
Titles
38 on Motif · 50 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 30% in 30 days

What are Jenifer Westphal's films like?

Across their 37 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

Genres

Documentary25 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their Motif 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
Self
24%
Society
21%
Bonds
14%
Morality
11%
Survival
11%
Ideas
11%
Power
9%
Community11 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma5 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope8 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 36 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 18 · Serious 6 · Dark 12

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

Grounded 33 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 17 · Charged 12 · Intense 7

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

Steady 28 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 4

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

Straight-faced 26 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 28 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 0

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

A split, not a type: Casual 20 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 5

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

Easy watch 13 · Affecting 15 · Heavy 8

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 21 · Open-ended 13 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
18
Hopeful
20
Melancholic
18
Tense
9
Warm
9
Other
29

How their films linger

Hopeful21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet20
  • Ambiguous12

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 Jenifer Westphal's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 25 of their 38 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jenifer Westphal's titles on Motif; 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

50 credits, 38 with a Motif page.

  • The Oldest Person in the World(2026)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Mabel(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • She Dances(2025)

    Executive Producer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Rose: Come Back to Me (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    Executive Producer

  • Coexistence, My Ass!(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Soul Patrol(2026)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • On Swift Horses(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Thank You Very Much(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Tides That Bind: Inside Alabama Football(2025)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Memories of Love Returned (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer

  • Story & Pictures By(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Last Year of Darkness (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    Executive Producer

  • Rather(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Aisha(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Art & Krimes by Krimes(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Bitterbrush(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Chop & Steele(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Cave of Adullam (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    Executive Producer

  • You and Me This summer (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    Executive Producer

  • Marian Anderson: The Whole World in Her Hands (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    Executive Producer

  • ¡Viva Maestro!(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • 32 Sounds(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Pens and Pencils(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Cusp(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Blazing World(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Hood River(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Let Me Be Me(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Love & Stuff (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Co-Executive Producer

  • Feels Good Man(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Athlete A(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Farewell Amor(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • So Late So Soon(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Maybe This Year(2019)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Where's My Roy Cohn?(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Colewell(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Selah and the Spades(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Infiltrators (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    Co-Executive Producer

  • Night Comes On(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Won't You Be My Neighbor?(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Inventing Tomorrow(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • This Is Home(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Sembene! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    Executive Producer

  • A Rising Tide(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Uncondemned(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Lebanon, Pa.(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Baker's Hotline (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • The Empire of Ebony (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • Untitled Global FC Documentary (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

Career shape

A full career of 37 titles, 34 of them dated from 2015 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018)

$23M worldwide

Highest rated

Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

On Swift Horses (2024)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 37: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleProducing36 of 37: 36 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score76th

By decade

2010s9 · crew2020s25 · 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 Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Jenifer Westphal's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 77th percentile, the median of all 37; across their 36 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 79th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 36

Approval · how many liked their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 36

Reach · how many have seen their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 36

Midcredits score across 38 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up20
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 38 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive4
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Mixed16

Most divisive · producer

This Is Home (2018)

99th percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 70/100 and the pacing 51/100 in their films, across 27 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif 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 Jenifer Westphal's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 Motif titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 35 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles20–55 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 43 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 30 · mildMedian 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 Jenifer Westphal work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jenifer Westphal's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joe Plummer shares the most, 26.

Directors

Writers

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles