Jenna Laurenzo
- Actress
- Writer
- Director
Jenna Laurenzo is the award-winning Director, Writer, and Star of Lez Bomb. Lez Bomb made its premiere at Geena Davis' Bentonville Film Festival where it won the best narrative jury award. The film had a theatrical release in November 2018 and is now available on Amazon Prime. Lez Bomb was executive produced by Bobby Farrelly (There's Something About Mary, Dumb & Dumber) and stars Oscar® winner Cloris Leachman, Oscar® nominee Bruce Dern, Kevin Pollak, Deirdre O'Connell, Steve Guttenberg, Elaine Hendrix, Brandon Micheal Hall and more. Lez Bomb was Laurenzo's follow-up to her short film, Girl Night Stand, an internet hit that garnered over 15 million views. Jenna received her BHA in Drama and English from Carnegie Mellon University.
She was selected for Shoot Online's 2018 New Directors Showcase, and the Film Society of Lincoln Center's 2018 Artist Academy. Jenna can be seen in Peter Farrelly's Academy Award winning Green Book. Jenna was selected to participate in the 2020 inaugural class of The See It, Be It Filmmaker Fellowship, a joint program between Bentonville and the Coca-Cola Foundation as part of Geena Davis' Bentonville Film Foundation. In 2021, Jenna released Girl Night Stand: Chapter Two directly online for fans of Girl Night Stand, reuniting the two characters during the pandemic. In addition to the short, she released her first single, 'The River,' which she wrote and performed for the follow-up short.
She was selected for Shoot Online's 2018 New Directors Showcase, and the Film Society of Lincoln Center's 2018 Artist Academy. Jenna can be seen in Peter Farrelly's Academy Award winning Green Book. Jenna was selected to participate in the 2020 inaugural class of The See It, Be It Filmmaker Fellowship, a joint program between Bentonville and the Coca-Cola Foundation as part of Geena Davis' Bentonville Film Foundation. In 2021, Jenna released Girl Night Stand: Chapter Two directly online for fans of Girl Night Stand, reuniting the two characters during the pandemic. In addition to the short, she released her first single, 'The River,' which she wrote and performed for the follow-up short.