Jordana Mollick
Jordana Mollick is Semi-Formal’s President of Development and Production.
Originally from Milwaukee, she’s worked in theater, film, television, and digital media, as well as literary management.
She co-founded Black Sheep Management and Productions, which then merged with Haven Entertainment where she was a partner.
In 2018, she joined forces with Michael Showalter to form Semi-Formal Productions.
She produced Susanna Fogel’s first film LIFE PARTNERS, NIGHT OWLS by Charles Hood, as well as HELLO, MY NAME IS DORIS for which she won the producer's award at the Independent Spirit Awards.
She produced IT STARTED AS A JOKE which premiered at the 2019 SXSW film festival, and THE LOVEBIRDS, starring Kumail Nanjiani and Issa Rae, which was released on Netflix in May 2020. Most recently, through Semi-Formal, Jordana Executive Produced THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE for Searchlight, starring Jessica Chastain who took home the Academy Award for Best Actress, THE SHRINK NEXT DOOR starring Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd for Apple TV+, and the critically acclaimed miniseries, THE DROPOUT, starring Amanda Seyfried for Hulu.
Upcoming projects from Mollick include the half-hour comedy series I LOVE THAT FOR YOU for Showtime and SPOILER ALERT, a film for Focus Features based on the bestselling book by Michael Ausiello.
A few takeaways from our chat include:
The importance of embracing your firsts
The parallels between producing and motherhood
How to avoid the traps of self comparison.
