Jennifer Toffel (BFA, Kanbar, F&TV)
Jennifer began her career working for Public Television as an Asst. Cinematographer, then went on to directing and editing documentaries and a television series. Her PBS film A Meeting at Unity Grove received the Eudora Welty Americana Award for “Best Television Production Depicting Twentieth Century American Life.” She has been an independent Producer/Director and working actress for the past 25 years. Recent on-camera credits include CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and the David Fincher film, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. She received a Dramalogue Award for Dramatic Performance, an ADA, Artistic Directorʼs Award nomination for Best Lead Actress in a Comedy and was nominated for a 2010 Backstage Garland Award for performance in Sam Shepardʼs A Lie of the Mind. Jenniferʼs interest in UFOs and tiny life forms goes back to childhood and the starry, cicada chirping, lightning bug-filled night skies of Alabama.
Jennifer can be contacted at jennifertoffel@ca.rr.com
Other NYU crew associated with Spaceships in your Dessert:
Michael Acosta (BFA, Kanbar F&TV) – Producer
Jessica Scheid (BFA, Drama) – “Babe”
Milan Cronovich (BFA, Drama) – “Sweets”
Robert DiTillio (BS, Stern) – “Pavel”
Alison Marek (MFA, Kanbar, Film) – Director of Photography