Anndi Jinelle Liggett

Anndi Jinelle Liggett is a writer-director based in NYC, born and raised in Northern Virginia. She's passionate about portraying Black women with nuance and complexity, where heart and humor intersect. Her magical-realist short film, "Jelly", narrated by André Holland, was awarded the Oscar-qualifying HBO Short Film Award at the 2023 American Black Film Festival. The film has since been accepted into 16 U.S festivals, received nine nominations, and won five additional awards including the prestigious Jury Award for Best African-American Student Film by the Directors Guild of America.

Anndi has participated in various fellowships. Most recently, she workshopped her coming-of-age feature script through the 2023 New York Stage & Film Filmmaker’s Workshop. In addition, she is a past directing fellow for the Gotham Marcie Bloom Fellowship in Film, a 2021 BAFTA Scholar, a 2021 fellow for Diverso's Minority Report and was an intern for HBO's Original Programming department. Prior to film school, she served as the Executive Assistant to Al Roker, supporting him at both NBC's Today Show and Al Roker Entertainment.

Currently, Anndi is completing her thesis year at NYU Tisch’s graduate film program and is represented by 3 Arts Entertainment.