Peabody Award-Winning and Emmy-Nominated Director, Murdaugh Murders & Shiny Happy People
Jenner Furst: Biography at a Glance
- Jenner Furst is a two-time Peabody Award-Winning, four-time Emmy-nominated director, executive producer, and studio exec behind some of the biggest global nonfiction events of the last decade.
- He is a disruptor in premium entertainment, curating and helming huge titles like Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal, Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets, The Pharmacist, and Fyre Fraud.
- Furst quickly became considered a documentary “wunderkind,” editing and producing the critically acclaimed Brick City with Forest Whitaker and senior producing Chicagoland with Robert Redford.
- Furst also co-founded The Cinemart, forging an impactful partnership with Shawn “Jay Z” Carter to direct and executive produce the urgent social justice projects Time: The Kalief Browder Story and Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story
- Furst is a sought-after speaker on innovative storytelling, scams and fraud in the digital age, justice in the court of public opinion, and more.
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Jenner Furst is a two-time Peabody Award-Winning, four-time Emmy-nominated director, executive producer, and studio exec behind some of the biggest global nonfiction events of the last decade. As a public speaker, he is a polished, reliable, and professional guest who has spoken on live broadcast panels with luminaries like Shawn "Jay Z" Carter, has been on primetime and morning news shows like Today, several radio broadcasts, podcasts, conventions, film festivals and countless print and digital interviews garnering over a billion impressions around the world.
By his early twenties, Furst was considered a doc “wunderkind” editing and producing the critically acclaimed Brick City with Forest Whitaker and senior producing Chicagoland with Robert Redford. After co-founding The Cinemart, Furst forged an impactful partnership with Shawn “Jay Z” Carter to direct and executive produce the urgent social justice projects Time: The Kalief Browder Story and Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story which reached half a billion people globally, won awards and changed laws. He went on to direct and executive produce Fyre Fraud, Hulu's smash hit about the failed music festival in the Bahamas, and was instrumental in constructing and deftly executing a stunt release for Hulu that broke the internet and made lasting headlines for months, earning him a Primetime Emmy nomination for Writing.
Furst has become a reliable disruptor in premium entertainment, curating and helming huge titles like the Pharmacist for Netflix and LulaRich for Amazon. Most recently, Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal was a chart-topping success for Netflix, streaming for over 100M hours in the first month it was on the platform. Furst was named a "Titan of Unscripted TV" by Variety in both 2022 and 2023 and exited The Cinemart to launch Incite, a cross-platform studio that will enlarge his footprint in premium entertainment. Incite is launching a slate of premium limited but will be announcing partnerships in live-broadcast, competition, kids, live-betting, live-concert events and scripted with a war chest of studio financing. Furst also serves as a Co-CEO of Konverge a new vertical that will explode Korean pop culture into mass markets globally using concerts, conventions, competitions and robust on-demand and live streaming content.
Considered a “zeitgeist whisperer” and a rare blend of craftsman, artist, entrepreneur, activist, and thought warrior; Furst is an igniting, insightful, and versatile public speaker covering a range of topics. He can fluently cover the following; scams and fraud in the digital age, justice in the court of public opinion, satirical storytelling, innovating nonfiction entertainment, harnessing and honing corporate narratives, ethics in the post-truth era, and inspiring the next generation of creators, thought leaders and activists. A strong believer in engagement, Furst is immediately available for premium appearance and speaking engagements in corporate, cultural, festival, convention, and educational settings. Based in LA, he is available to travel globally as needed.
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True Crime: The Power of Criminal Justice Storytelling
Jenner Furst is the filmmaker behind the two biggest documentaries of the year: Murdaugh Murders & Shiny Happy People. Even before these hits, he partnered with Shawn “Jay Z” Carter to introduce the world to the stories of Kalief Browder and Trayvon Martin.
With his catalogue of gripping documentaries, Jenner has cracked the code on how to tell a story that people want to hear. In this conversation, Jenner goes in-depth into how he investigates and develops the stories that he brings to living rooms around the world. He also shares the impact of well-made true crime documentaries such as encouraging witnesses to come forward, reopening cold cases, or prompting reforms in the criminal justice system.
From white-collar crime like Fyre Festival to exotic bug smuggling to murder, Jenner has covered it all. This eye-opening session leaves audiences more knowledgeable about not only criminal justice but also the art of storytelling.
