Jennifer Perrott is a 2025 BAFTA and Emmy award-winning writer, director, and producer for television and film, who moved to the UK to live and work after beginning her career in Australia. She most recently directed RAIN DOGS, starring Daisy May Cooper, for Sid Gentle/BBC/HBO. The series was extremely well received, with Time Magazine naming it among the Ten Best Television Series of 2023. Jennifer’s other UK credits include Sally Wainwright’s GENTLEMAN JACK, starring Suranne Jones, for Lookout Point/BBC/HBO.

Jennifer is currently in late development on a major feature film which she has co-originated, and which was selected for development at the prestigious The Write Retreat lab in Mallorca, Spain, last year.

Jennifer first came to international attention with her highly acclaimed theatrical short film THE RAVENS, starring Emmy award-winning actress Sarah Snook (Succession), which Jennifer directed, wrote and produced, and which earned Jennifer best direction and best short film awards at numerous festivals around the world, including the Academy Award®-Qualifying Heartland Film Festival (USA).

She is represented in the UK by Michelle Archer at United Agents LLP, and in the US by Adam Kanter (Film), Sheryl Petersen (Film), Jessica Zou (Film), and Katt Riley (TV) at Independent Artist Group/IAG.

PROJECTS IN DEVELOPMENT

Boychik (Feature Film)

Directed By: Jennifer Perrott
Story by: Rick Kalowski & Jennifer Perrott
Screenplay by: Rick Kalowski
Additional writing: Jennifer Perrott

“A life changing secret forces 11 year old Chaya and her father Simcha to leave their tiny Ultra-Orthodox Jewish community of Melbourne, Australia for the wider world. But even there, Chaya’s truth can’t stay hidden permanently, threatening to force Chaya and Simcha apart forever. A heartfelt drama with comedy in English and some Yiddish, full of Klezmer music performed by the cast.