Invisible Pictures was built with inclusivity and authenticity at the forefront of our work. Emmy-nominated and Peabody-winning producer Audrey Rosenberg and actor-producer-activist Jess Jacobs, joined forces to launch the company in 2017 as a manifestation of their shared belief in the power of storytelling and its potential to share deep truths and heal fractures between communities on a global scale. Our vision was birthed from the recognition of a desperate need for culture shift toward systemic change.
Invisible Pictures is a New York-based, women-led, creative development and production company with a mission to produce film, television, documentary and short-form content with a focus on authentic representation, wherein people with lived experience are at the center of their own stories.
About Us
Hollywood’s approach to storytelling has been largely damaging and has continually valued a white-washed, male-hierarchical view of people and the world. While the faces on the billboards and the movie posters have started to change to more accurately reflect the world around us, the shift in power to more representative voices behind those films and series has moved more slowly. Invisible Pictures is becoming a home for artists and people with lived experience to tell their own stories.
The system has made invisible people and audiences seeking to see themselves centered as heroes and as nuanced and dimensional human beings. We are committed to using our privilege and our resources inside and outside the industry to confront the white power structures at play in Hollywood and to support authentic voices on and off the screen. Invisible Pictures seeks to raise consciousness, challenge the status quo and uphold a commitment to making a positive global impact one project at a time.
Our Team
Jess Jacobs is an actress, advocate and speaker known for her work in media and supporting women’s rights. Jess's most recent film, BUTTERFLY CAUGHT, in which she stars as a drug-addled actress in a timely portrait of the darker side of Hollywood, has been a festival success and her performance has been lauded and award-nominated. Gravitas released in the fall and the film was on the iTunes Indie Drama Bestseller list the first week of its release.
Jess received the Future is Female Award at the International Conference on Family Planning in 2018 for her work co-designing a sexual and reproductive health program with Population Services International and young women in West Africa. She is one of Real Leader Magazine’s 100 Visionary Leaders (2018) and is an alumna of the Schusterman Foundation’s REALITY Israel trip for women in leadership. She has been featured in Variety, Huffington Post, SWAAY, Glass Ceiling, and more and has spoken at UN General Assembly Week, SAP Next Gen, BBYO, and at film festivals across the country. She is on the board of Rooftop Films.
Jess is represented by ICM Partners and Pierce Law Group LLP.
Audrey Rosenberg is an Emmy-nominated and Peabody-Award-winning producer known for her ability to discover and cultivate talent as well as her passion for developing creative material. During her twenty years in the entertainment industry she has dedicated herself to nurturing projects from inception to completion, understanding the powerful role that storytelling and media play in raising consciousness to spark positive change in the world.
Audrey is co-founder of Invisible Pictures, a woman-led company producing film, television, documentary and digital content. Invisible focuses on underrepresented stories not traditionally highlighted in dominant culture. The motto “nothing about us without us" is the foundation for their inclusive development process, and commitment to authenticity both on and off screen. Invisible's first feature film presentation, BULL, will premiere in the Uncertain Regard section of Cannes Film festival in May 2019. And their roll out of compelling digital content begins with SOUL CITY, an anthology series set to air on Topic.com in October 2019.
Audrey was Emmy-nominated as Executive Producer along with Steven Soderbergh on the HBO documentary, HIS WAY. She was an Executive Producer on the Emmy- winning HBO documentary BY THE PEOPLE: THE ELECTION OF BARACK OBAMA, produced with Edward Norton. Audrey was part of the producing team with Christine Vachon on Douglas McGrath’s INFAMOUS, starring Sandra Bullock, Daniel Craig and Toby Jones. She produced Sean Gullette’s award-winning feature, TRAITORS, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival, had its North America premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival. Audrey Co-Executive Produced Dawn Porter’s TRAPPED, which won a special jury prize at Sundance for social impact filmmaking. She was consulting producer in charge of the U.S. strategy for Raoul Peck’s Academy-Award nominated film I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO.
Audrey is a member of the Producer's Guild of America and actively involved with the Women's Impact Network and the Diversity committees. She is a board member for the permaculture inspired organization, based in Zimbabwe, called The Soft Foot Alliance.
Eileen Tavarez is a creative and operational coordinator and writer who works with film and media organizations to grow their efficiency, functionality, and reach. Eileen spent over half a decade working as Program Coordinator at Women Make Movies, helping filmmakers raise funds for their films through crowdsourcing and grants from donors such as the Sundance Institute, Ford Foundation, and Cinereach. She also aided filmmakers in gaining inside knowledge and skills on filmmaking and fundraising by co-curating and coordinating workshops, consultations, and networking events. She managed the accounts of many award-winning films such as Strong Island, Diary of a Teenage Girl, and Weiner, as well as the Academy Award-winning, Citizenfour. After concentrating mostly on documentaries and social issue films, she has joined Invisible Pictures eager to make the transition into producing and promoting content that tells nuanced stories from diverse backgrounds. Eileen holds a BA in Sociology and Cinema Studies with a concentration on race, class, and gender from Rutgers University.
Email | assistant@invisible.pictures