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Jasmin Tenucci

Director

Jasmin Tenucci is a Brazilian filmmaker, who has written, directed or produced films in Brazil,
Iceland, Pakistan, and the United States. Her most recent short film, AUGUST SKY (2021), is a
Cannes Short Film 2021 Official Selection.Jasmin has a BA in film from São Paulo University and an MFA in writing and directing from Columbia University Film School. While at Columbia she taught directing to undergraduates and was one of the founders of a collective with filmmakers from all around the world with whom she works until this date. Presently, Jasmin is developing for two feature films: AUGUST SKY, based on her short of the same name; and THE SMALLEST WHALE IN THE WORLD, which won the 2017 Alfred P. Sloan Development Grant.

Filmography

Jasmin Tenucci's films at RIFF
August Sky
Icelandic Shorts
Year: 2021
As fires rage in the Amazon hundreds of miles away, a young nurse Lucia senses something off...