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Jodi Savitz

Independent documentary filmmaker, bartender and LGBTQ activist

Jodi Savitz is an independent documentary filmmaker and bartender based out of Williamsburg, Brooklyn. She grew up in Plantation, Fla., and was lucky to feel safe and supported enough to be open about her lesbian identity as a teenager. She came out to her family and friends when she was 14 years old and has been involved in LGBTQ activism ever since. Jodi graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in theater and gender studies and a passion for creating innovative and socially relevant work.