Jay Najeeah is an award-winning freelance filmmaker, writer, dramaturg, and artist-activist hailing from Columbia, SC. Based in DC, their work is grounded in both Theatre of the Oppressed pedagogy and the principles of Black Feminism.
A graduate of Howard University’s MFA Film Program, Jay is committed to storytelling and uplifting the perspective of queer, southern, Black folk. Having a concentration in writing & directing, Jay’s grasp on cinematic language has allowed them the ability to play in the realm of dramatic, experimental, & magical realism.
Films
Cabin Fever
Stream on YouTube
(2025)
Winter can wear you out.
Meet Me
Not currently available to stream
(2024)
A soft romantic drama that follows a queer couple preparing for one of them to reconnect with an absentee parent.
Hag
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Currently playing at select film festivals
(2024)
A young queer woman battles with demons both real and emotional, while pregnant with her first child. Through supernatural and historical means, she has to save herself and her child from an urban legend come to life.
Indigo Child
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(2023)
An older Southern Woman reconciles with her past and the years she spent working with Indigo.
The Way She Fell Apart
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(2023)
A visual poem that follows the cyclical decline of a woman's mental health.
Wash Day
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(2021)
A couple tries to reconcile before the end of the world.
It Was Lovely
Stream on YouTube
(2021)
A young woman is forced into a marriage to a man she doesn't know and has to escape by any means necessary.
Affinity
Stream on YouTube
(2019)
Jaden Pierce, a callous lead detective, heads the investigation of a string of serial murders, of which his sister is also a victim. While diving into the case, he meets a young and enigmatic woman, with whom he forms a relationship, only to find out their paths are more closely linked than they thought.
