JAZZ PITCAIRN
Writer & Director
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.​​

Press
Filmmaker Commemorates Hurricane Ivan with Cayman Premiere​
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Award Winning Movie ‘Ivan’ Premieres in September
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Short Film “Ivan” to Make Local Debut This Month
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TCHT Jazz Pitcairn Short Film Premiere
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Making Waves Winners Announced - Jazz Pitcairn: Arts, Culture & Heritage Award
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Woodstock Film Festival Announces Fourth Annual Filmmaker Residency Fellows
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NYU Production Lab Announces Six Projects for its 2024 Feature Film Development Studio
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2024 NAACP Image Award Winners
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Jazz Pitcairn part of writing team earning NAACP Image Award
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Caymanian Jazz Pitcairn's Work Nominated for Emmy Award
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Jazz Pitcairn's 'Ivan' Wins Best Score at International Film Festival
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Imagine This Women's Film Festival Announces Lineup for its 8th Edition
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'Ivan' Blows Audiences Away at Private Screening
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Caymanian Filmmaker's 'Ivan' to Debut at Hawaiian Film Festival
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From Cayman to HBO: Jazz Pitcairn is Writing Her Own Success Story
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CNCF Announces Grant for the Arts Programme Recipients
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Jazz Pitcairn 'Ivan' Short Film
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Young Caymanian Nets Job at Apple TV+
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