JAZZ PITCAIRN

Jazz Pitcairn is an award-winning writer, director, and producer from the Cayman Islands. At 23, she became the first Caymanian to write for an American network television show with HBO’s Emmy-winning A Black Lady Sketch Show.

A graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, she was first recognized at 17 with a Best Local Filmmaker nomination at the Cayman International Film Festival. In 2024, Jazz received the Cayman Islands’ highest arts honor, the Making Waves Award for Arts, Culture & Heritage, presented by the Governor.

Also an activist, she has represented Cayman at international climate conferences and champions diversity and women’s empowerment initiatives. Her directorial debut short film, Ivan, inspired by her experience in Hurricane Ivan and starring Sasha Lane, premiered to critical acclaim and is now being developed into a feature. Across all her work, Jazz is committed to amplifying Afro-Caribbean stories on the global stage.​​