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Jenna Rosher

Jenna Rosher

Cinematographer and director, also producer

For over twenty years Jenna has produced, directed and filmed a wide variety of social, political and music documentaries for television and film. A third generation cinematographer, Jenna combines her love of filming with her passion for people and storytelling. This has given her the opportunity to not only shoot, but also direct a number of high-profile, award-winning projects. Her work has been featured on HBO, Showtime, PBS, Netflix, Amazon, New York Times.com, CNN, Nat Geo, MTV, VH1, USA Network, TLC, Discovery Channel, BBC, Sundance Channel, A&E, ESPN, ABC and CBS. In 2004, she directed the critically acclaimed documentary Dave and Trey Go to Africa, a musical portrait of Dave Matthews and Phish's Trey Anastasio during their visit to Dakar, Senegal where they collaborated with one of West Africa's foremost groups Orchestra Baobab. In 2005, Jenna worked as a co-cinematographer on Jesus Camp, the award-winning documentary about an evangelical summer camp for kids. The film earned numerous awards including a 2007 Academy Award Nomination for Best Feature Documentary. In 2009, she premiered her feature documentary Junior, a hilarious and heartfelt portrait of a mother and son growing old together. Junior won the Best Documentary prize at the 2009 Woodstock Film Festival and the 2009 Audience Award at Sheffield Docfest in the UK. As a cinematographer, Jenna has had the great fortune of collaborating with such talents as Heidi Ewing & Rachel Grady (Jesus Camp/Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You), Amy Berg (Janis Joplin: Little Girl Blue), RJ Cutler (September Issue), Marina Zenovich (Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind), Lauren Greenfield (Generation Wealth) and Rory Kennedy (Above and Beyond: NASA's Journey Into Tomorrow). Jenna produced and directed a two-hour documentary special for History Channel entitled LA Riots: 25 Years Later, a deep look into the racial and political significance of the country's most devastating urban riot. Jenna Rosher is a member of the Academy Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

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Works as
Cinematographer and director, also producer
Titles
23 on MovieCove · 29 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 33% in 30 days

What are Jenna Rosher's films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
28%
Self
23%
Morality
14%
Survival
11%
Ideas
10%
Power
7%
Bonds
6%
Identity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy6 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 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 7 · Serious 4 · Dark 6

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

Grounded 16 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 7 · Charged 8 · Intense 2

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

Steady 14 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 15 · Even-paced 2 · 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 8 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
12
Melancholic
12
Warm
8
Tense
8
Hopeful
6
Other
15

How their films linger

Hopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet11
  • Ambiguous6

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 Jenna Rosher's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jenna Rosher'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, 23 with a MovieCove page.

  • Couture to the Max (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Cinematographer

  • Marc by Sofia(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Sara Bareilles: Good Grief(2026)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Trial of Alec Baldwin(2025)

    Cinematographer

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

  • It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing(2025)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Diane Warren: Relentless(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Elton John: Never Too Late(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Social Studies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 5 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Martha(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Phoenix Rising(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Keep This Between Us(2022)

    Show Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Call Your Mother(2020)

    Cinematographer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Dear...(2020)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Kids Behind Bars: Life or Parole(2019)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Weed the People(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Above and Beyond: NASA's Journey to Tomorrow(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The L.A. Riots: 25 Years Later(2017)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Poisoning Paradise(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Janis: Little Girl Blue(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Queen Vee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Cinematographer

  • An Open Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Cinematographer

  • Junior (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • Let’s Spend the Night Together: Confessions of Rock’s Greatest Groupies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • Jesus Camp(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 22 titles from 2006 to 2026.

Biggest box office

It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley (2025)

$3.2M worldwide

Highest rated

Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind (2018)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry (2021)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing4 of 22: 4 only directing, 0 with another roleCinematography18 of 22: 18 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score86th

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s10 · crew2020s11 · 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 Jenna Rosher's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 86th percentile, the median of all 18; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 84th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 23 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 23 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · cinematographer

The Trial of Alec Baldwin (2025)

99th percentile spread · 49% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind (2018)

Midcredits 98th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 42/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 54, detractors 33. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

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.

Who does Jenna Rosher work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jenna Rosher's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Amy Berg shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Cinematographers and editors

Producers