Biography

JODI graduated from film school at NYU, where she began her career in theatre, film, television and commercials. Soon after, she directed the award winning short film A LIMITED ENGAGEMENT. After moving to L.A., Jodi received the coveted Disney Directing Fellowship, working in both multi and single camera episodic television. She's directed episodes of ABC's BOY MEETS WORLD and YOU WISH.

Most recently, Jodi directed the biopic story, PRISONER OF LOVE (Tubi), the story of the upstanding corrections officer who broke her convict boyfriend out of prison and went on the run for 11 days in the spring of 2022. The film stars Nicholle Tom and Adam Mayfield. In 2023 Jodi directed the whodunnit:BELOW DECK DECEIT starring Shelley Sterling and Sarah Jane Morris and is currently in post production on her film FIT FOR MURDER the true story of Craig Titus and Kelly Ryan, body-building royalty who got caught up in the murder of their assistant.

Jodi directed a thriller, I'LL BE WATCHING starring Janel Parrish (Pretty Little Liars) which aired on Lifetime Worldwide. Jodi is working to get her passion project (original screenplay) #Sibtrip! into production in 2024.

Jodi has been a Producing Director for the Syfy/Netflix hit Z NATION for all five seasons, directing multiple episodes and has penned several of those she directed.

Proud to be a one of the 7% of female "Helmers" in Hollywood, Jodi is as comfortable with comedy as she is with drama. Jodi's romantic Christmas comedy A SNOWGLOBE CHRISTMAS is an annual favorite starring Alicia Witt and Donald Faison. Her poignant comedy, CALL WAITING, was the Official Selection of 9 major film festivals and was lauded as the WINNER for BEST COMEDY at the Santa Barbara and Tiburon International Film Festivals and was just released worldwide on Amazon Prime. Jodi also has a long list of producer credits to her name including Lisa Kudrow's WEB THERAPY (Emmy Nominee) and the Netflix hit Black Summer.

Jodi lives in Los Angeles and of all the work she's proud of, foremost is her daughter, Logan, who is a graduate of the Creative Producing program at Chapman University, Dodge School of Film and Television and is the youngest agent ever promoted at the Creative Artists Agency in Beverly Hills.
- IMDb mini biography by: Jodi Binstock