Jill Orschel has directed a number of award-winning short documentaries, most notably SISTER WIFE, which premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and earned a Special Jury Award at SXSW. SISTER WIFE screened at dozens of international and independent festivals, receiving several honors along the way. Jill’s recent short, LIKE A DANCE, was an official selection at DOC NYC and the Port Townsend Film Festival, and was a Short Documentary Finalist at the 2013 Ashland Independent Film Festival. It was also featured on TED. While working toward her MFA in Film Studies at the University of Utah, Jill’s 16mm project, THE PLACES YOU”LL GO earned a Student Emmy; her thesis film, LAKOTA WORKCAMP, was awarded The Spirit Award and Award of Distinction at the Indian Summer Festival. Jill currently works as a freelance filmmaker and photographer, capturing images for organizations that include The New York Times, Time Magazine, Filmmaker Magazine, International Documentary, The Robert Flaherty Film Seminar, and TED. Jill is working on a followup to SISTER WIFE, which will be her feature-length directorial debut.