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Jodi Cilley

Jodi Cilley is a longtime filmmaker, entrepreneur and educator. She has been teaching video production since 2004 and has taught video and editing at UC San Diego Extension Digital Arts Center, Platt College and the Media Arts Center San Diego. She is currently an adjunct professor in the Radio, TV and Film Department at San Diego City College. She has produced over 100 projects, including web series, short films, TV specials, documentaries and commercial projects, and she recently produced “Film Indiego,” a six-part TV series for KPBS. She has a Bachelor of Science in Sociology from Boston College and a Master of Business istration with specializations in entrepreneurship and management from San Diego State University. She is the founder and current president of the Film Consortium San Diego and the founder and producer of the annual San Diego Film Week and the Pacific Southwest Emmy Award-nominated San Diego Film Awards. She is working to build a strong local film industry and to increase exhibition, distribution, funding and employment opportunities for local up-and-coming film talent.

Jodi Cilley in Tijuana, Mexico on July 22, 2022. (Ariana Drehsler/The New York Times)

Opinion: Self-reflection and giving grace in the New Year are my goals

January 2, 2025 at 6:06 a.m.

As the new year begins, it’s practically required by law to reflect on the past and set intentions about how we will approach the new year in a new way....

Professor Jodi Cilley with her film students at San Diego City College

Film students become one other’s resources. Connections are invaluable.

March 15, 2024 at 6:03 p.m.

Cilley is founder and president of Film Consortium San Diego and adjunct professor at San Diego City College. She lives in Tijuana.The debate around the value of higher education, particularly considering...

Jodi Cilley goes to the gym in Playas de Tijuana, Mexico.

Yearly goals should be about building upon past wins, not becoming a whole new person

January 16, 2024 at 5:34 p.m.

Cilley is founder and president of Film Consortium San Diego and adjunct professor at San Diego City College, and lives in Tijuana.New year, same me — with a few tweaks.Gone...

Jodi Cilley and her teacup Yorkie, Tiqui, are pictured inside Ralph's.

My pet Yorkie wandered into my life by chance. Nothing has been the same since she died.

November 6, 2023 at 1:50 p.m.

Cilley is founder and president of Film Consortium San Diego and adjunct professor at San Diego City College. lives in Tijuana.At this point in my life, I can't imagine owning...

Jodi Cilley at Tijuana’s Mercado Hidalgo in 2020.

When I moved to Tijuana 20 years ago, people were confused. Now they’re curious.

August 18, 2023 at 4:35 p.m.

Cilley is founder and president of Film Consortium San Diego and adjunct professor at San Diego City College. She lives in Tijuana.Since moving to Tijuana, I’ve been called crazy, stupid,...

Tijuana, Baja California - August 02: Jodi Cilley wrote an opinion piece on the fluctuating exchange rate between USD and MXN affects both residents and visitors in Mexico. She sits next to Kevin Swanson 66 from San Diego at Caccio Pizza & Rotisserie in Colonia Cacho on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023 in Tijuana, Baja California. (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

As the Mexican peso faces appreciation, the cost of being American in Tijuana increases

December 8, 2023 at 4:30 p.m.

Cilley is founder and president of Film Consortium San Diego and adjunct professor at San Diego City College. She lives in Tijuana.Driving through Tijuana, the vibrant currency exchange houses adorned...

Jodi Cilley holds a snowball in Topsham, Vermont.

Loneliness and regret hit me unexpectedly during the holidays. Here’s how I get through it.

December 22, 2022 at 5:43 p.m.

Cilley is founder and president of Film Consortium San Diego and adjunct professor at San Diego City College. She lives in Tijuana. The holiday season has always had a strong...

Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico December 10th, 2019 | Av. Revoluci?n in downtown Tijuana. Most buildings are 2-3 stories high the Cosmopolitan Skyline building will be 25 stories tall. (Alejandro Tamayo, The San Diego Union Tribune 2019)

Why do I love living in Tijuana? Let me count the ways.

December 8, 2023 at 4:35 p.m.

Cilley is the founder and president of the Film Consortium San Diego, and an adjunct professor at San Diego City College. She lives in Tijuana.I’ve always felt like Tijuana is...

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How filmmakers react to political and social conflict can help to shape history

October 21, 2021 at 1:20 a.m.

Cilley is the founder and president of the Film Consortium San Diego and an adjunct professor at San Diego City College. She lives in Tijuana. Acosta is a filmmaker and Youtuber....

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Nine months of solitude and introspection has been good for my soul

December 28, 2020 at 8:32 p.m.

2020 has undoubtedly cemented itself into my memory banks. On the national and international level, it was one dramatic event after another. It swung wildly between a long-overdue racial reckoning,...

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I always thought Tijuanenses have fewer resources but more empathy and kindness. Now I know.

August 23, 2020 at 8:11 p.m.

Tijuana can never get a break. It's a city whose reputation precedes itself, and rarely in a good way. No matter where in the world I am, whenever I've mentioned...

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People in power are finally listening to people who have been ignored for far too long

July 11, 2020 at 1:58 a.m.

When the destruction started, I was honestly scared. I drove through La Mesa, a city I had previously lived in, because I needed to see the damage with my own...

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During this pandemic, social media isn’t a replacement for social life – but it’s what we have

June 2, 2020 at 3:10 p.m.

“We’re lucky,” my friend James said quietly, as he put a drink down and settled into his wicker chair. “We are lucky we don’t have to worry about the basics...