Jennifer Downes

Biography

Jennifer Downes is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer. Raised in Louisiana, she graduated from Louisiana State University in 2014 and later moved to New York. There she worked in theater as Associate Artistic Director of New Ambassadors Theatre Co., and in independent film and commercial production as a First Assistant Director and Line Producer. She was Producer on Anna Comes Home (2024), directed by Amber Suzor. The film won Best Comedy at Flickers and was nominated for the Gray Schwartz Ultra Indie Award at the 2024 Woodstock Film Festival. With her spouse, John Peña Griswold, she formed the writing and directing team The Married Brothers. Together they wrote and directed the feature Autobiography, starring Dan Byrd, Gus Birney, and Sam Gilroy.