Anya Dillard
CEO and Founder | Jenevesque Media LLC.
Business Email:
(Publicist)
Enid Dillard
(Management)
Greg Johnson
A Bit About Anya
Anya Dillard is 22-year-old activist and multimedia storyteller who’s been disrupting narratives since 2008. She is also founder of The Next Gen Come Up – a 501(c)3 nonprofit encouraging youth to pursue social entrepreneurship, and the CEO of Jenevesque Media LLC. – a production house amplifying globally marginalized voices through experimental nonfiction, narrative, and immersive media projects.
Throughout her career, Anya has organized countless grassroots impact initiatives advocating for civil rights, climate justice, gender equality, and educational equity in the United States and abroad. Though best known for her global impact work, Anya has also built a career as a creative change-agent who utilizes media as a tool to educate, empower, and mobilize people.
Primarily centering themes of kinship, triple consciousness, patriotism, and black gender nuance, Anya’s filmworks take poetic approaches to stories whose socio-political underpinnings may otherwise be diluted by traditional narrative conventions. As a graduate of the Academy of Motion Pictures’ Gold Rising Fellowship and Rutgers Newark’s Undergraduate Video Production Program, Anya has worked with numerous award-winning production companies including Monkeypaw Productions and One Story Up Productions. Her current documentary work in progress is being fiscally backed by Gucci North America.
As a result of her creative impact work, Anya has been highlighted by publications like Teen Vogue, MSNBC, The Washington Post, CNN, and Elle Magazine. She has also received numerous awards including the Emmett Till Legacy Foundation’s Women of Courage Award, 2024 Gucci Changemaker Award, and the Because of Them We Can Youth Frontrunner Award.
Key Film & Media Production Experiences
April 2025 - Present
September - December 2024
June - September 2024
July - August 2024
November 2023 - September 2024
January 2023 - Present
June - September 2021
Executive Producer of "Culture Shock" Pilot | All Brothers Dream
Spearheaded the series' premiere crowdfunding campaign and managed to surpass the production's fundraising goal in just 30 days. She is currently in charge of helping to manage and coordinate logistics for the production, managing production design teams, and facilitating behind-the-scenes content capture.
Post-Production Intern | Maxi Cohen Studios
Primarily reviewed rough cuts and offered constructive developmental feedback, managed administrative communications, coordinated partnerships, conducted sponsorship research, and oversaw social media communications for Maxi Cohen Studios.
Culture & Impact Intern | Monkeypaw Productions
Prepared script coverage emphasizing cultural and DEI themes, assisted in creating pitch decks and proposals, and conducted research to identify trends. Anya also took notes in creative meetings, offered feedback and consultation on external partnership acquisitions, supported the digital team with content production, and managed daily office tasks for operations.
Production Assistant | "Last Infantry" Short Film by Kalvin Ogbuefi
Aided the production team of Last Infantry by helping to prepare the set, handling equipment, and helping with production logistics during shoot days.
Judge | BLACK GIRLS ROCK Film Fest
Reviewed, evaluated, and ranked festival submissions in narrative short, documentary, and feature Categories. Anya also provided the executive team and creators of films selected to screen and receive awards with in-depth feedback.
Chief Executive Officer & Head of Development | Jenevesque Media
Spearheads branding development, web design, and social media management for Jenevesque Media, as well as development for all narrative, non-fiction, experimental, and audio projects quarterly.
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Writer, Director, Producer | When Burdens Bloom (in post-production)
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Director, Executive Producer, Lead Editor | ATELIER Documentary (in production)
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Director, Producer, Editor, Cinematographer | My Brother's Chain of Command short film (in post-production)
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Director, Producer, Editor, and Cinematographer | Lock Step: An Ode to Us short film
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Director, Producer, Editor, and Cinematographer | Nothing Neutral About It short film
Archival Intern | One Story Up Productions
Was responsible for collecting hours of archival footage essential for the Wall Street Documentary. Assisted with archival research, contributed to script revisions, and handled cut transcribing to ensure a smooth workflow. Helped manage @onestoryup socials.
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