Jody Weiner, attorney, writer and producer, wrote the acclaimed novel Prisoners of Truth (National IPPY award for mystery/suspense, Council Oak Books 2004, pb 2006). Along with Dr. Jane Goodall, Dave Soldier, William Shatner and other animal activists, Weiner co-authored Kinship with Animals (COB 2007), an anthology of true interspecies encounters, where he writes about serving as attorney to Koko the signing gorilla accused of sexual harassment. Weiner co-authored Peoplescapes, My Story from Purging to Paint...
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Jody Weiner, attorney, writer and producer, wrote the acclaimed novel Prisoners of Truth (National IPPY award for mystery/suspense, Council Oak Books 2004, pb 2006). Along with Dr. Jane Goodall, Dave Soldier, William Shatner and other animal activists, Weiner co-authored Kinship with Animals (COB 2007), an anthology of true interspecies encounters, where he writes about serving as attorney to Koko the signing gorilla accused of sexual harassment. Weiner co-authored Peoplescapes, My Story from Purging to Painting, an illustrated memoir by Nancy Calef with Jody Weiner (Babu Books 2014). Weiner was a consulting producer and wrote additional dialogue for the animated feature film Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs Evil (TWC and Kanbar Ent. 2011); was consulting producer and counsel for the Genesis award-winning documentary A Conversation with Koko (1999); was writer/director of the animated music video "Lost My Mind Again" (2005). Weiner also penned the original comedy screenplay, Heck No! (adapted for streaming series in 2023). His new novel Raise Your Other Right Hand was released in March 2025 by Speaking Volumes, LLC.
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