Jane I. Wells is a documentary filmmaker and activist ^[1] whose films focus on global human rights and social justice issues.^[2] She has produced over 40 short films including the award-winning shorts I'm a Victim, Not a Criminal (2010), Lost Hope (2012) and Native Silence (2013).^[1] She is also a producer of the feature documentary films The Devil Came on Horseback (2007), Tricked (2013), A Different American Dream (2016),^[3][4], Lost in Lebanon (2017), and HERE LIVED! (2024)^[5] .

In 2005 Wells became involved with The Devil Came on Horseback a feature-length documentary about the genocide in Darfur.^[6] Ultimately she became a producer of the film, travelling to Darfur with her son to bear witness to the state of affairs.

In 2007, she founded 3 Generations, a non-profit organization that uses film to document stories of witness to crimes against humanity, through documentary film, oral history, witness testimony and creative writing.^[7] Wells' articles on genocide and human rights have appeared in British Vogue,^[8] Diversion^[9] and Weston.^[10] She is a regular guest blogger on the Huffington Post^[1] and the HUB.^[11]

Wells has said that making films that document crimes against humanity is “deeply connected to the family heritage”.^[2] Her father, Sidney Bernstein, filmed the liberation of concentration camps at the end of World War II.^[12] Wells has said that it was her father's greatest regret that the footage was never shown publicly, as he hoped it would serve as evidence for mankind of these atrocities.^[2]

• "The Devil Came on Horseback" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 July 2010. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
• 3 Generations

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