
Jill Orschel combines a passion for film and empathy for her subjects to create documentaries that have screened at the Sundance Film Festival, DOC NYC, SXSW, and more. She’s currently in post-production on her first feature-length documentary, Snowland. The film tells the story of Cora Lee Witt, a woman from a strict polygamous sect who finds freedom and belief in herself through her art.

Thanks to supporters across the world, Snowland just finished its first round of crowdfunding.
This funding will cover the first cut, but we still have a long way to go.
Support now to help bring Cora’s story to the world!







Screened at DOC NYC, TEDx and was a finalist at the Ashland Independent Film Festival
Premiered at the Sundance Film Festival
and was a Jury Award-winner at SXSW


Award-winning 16mm short


Featuring the internationally-celebrated PARK88


Emmy award-winning 16mm short
My documentaries offer complex portraits of people as they are discovering their role in challenging environments. I immerse with my film subjects and take the time to develop relationships built on trust, and then convey that intimacy in style and story.
