Shaina Feinberg
- Director
- Actress
- Writer
Shaina Feinberg (she/they) is an award-winning American filmmaker and writer. In her twenties she created a stoner-punk sketch show, The Spew, has appeared on This American Life, written a New York Times column (2019-2024), created two original series for Audible and authored three books. She directed two short documentaries for The New York Times: A Brief History of Hating My Face (2023) and I Almost Quit My Career for My Kids. Then I Met Joan Darling. (2025). Her documentary My Mom’s Eggplant Sauce (2022) opened the Aspen Film Festival and is taught at universities in the U.S. and U.K. Her short Cleo From 8:20 to 2:35 (2024) received a 2024 NYFA grant. Her film We Should Eat (2024) won the 2025 Caz Matthews Award at SeriesFest, and has screened at over 35 film festivals. Shaina was a 2025 resident at JFI with her feature None of This Matters, which was awarded a 2026 NYSCA grant as well as the 2026 Momentum Award from Jewish Story Partners.
