Jahmia Phillips

DP - Director - Producer - Associate Producer

I am a proud Chicago native and former collegiate athlete. I am the founder of Athletech Productions where I offer freelance Director of Photography (DP), Field Producer, and Associate Producer skills. Recently I was the DP for a docuseries Trans Bodies Trans Choices that highlighted trans people who have gotten abortions that will be premiering at Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQIA+ Film Festival, in July 2022.

I was formerly an Assistant Editor at Zealot Productions and an Associate Producer at 20/20, an ABC Disney Media Corporation news magazine. At 20/20, I worked as a segment producer on multiple two-hour specials, Say Her Name: Breonna Taylor, winning a Peabody in the long-form category. Becoming Michelle: A First Lady's Journey with Robin Roberts was nominated for an Emmy for "Outstanding Feature Story," winning an NABJ award for the "Feature: Long Form" category. I story produced for an Afropunk documentary about Black creativity. I also segment produced a story about Afrofuturism with Soul of A Nation, which was nominated for an NAACP Image Award for "Outstanding News/Information (Series or Special)."