Jen Heck | writer / director
Jen Heck (PGA) is an American writer, director, and producer best known for her award-winning films, which have appeared at the Whitney Biennial, and at major film festivals including the Sundance Film Festival, the São Paulo International Film Festival, the Palm Springs International Film Festival, and the Hamptons International Film Festival. She has filmed documentaries from Mount Everest to the West Bank, often operating the camera while directing in remote, dangerous locations. She holds a BFA in Film from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, and an MFA in Directing from Columbia University.
In addition to her films, Ms. Heck has produced and directed unscripted television including MTV’s 16 & Pregnant, Teen Mom, and HGTV’s House Hunters International.
She is currently in development on several projects including a documentary about Prince with co-executive producers Mayte Garcia and Van Jones, a documentary about the 1984 Great Adventure fire, and a narrative feature version of her award-winning short film Salamander.
prince | way back home
Throughout his life, Prince had a secretive mission to change the world that culminated in a largely unknown philanthropic, political, and personal legacy. He was a man who wanted to do good as a way to find his Way Back Home, but in the end, he was unable to save himself, or to be saved by anyone else.