Her latest documentary The Red Pill (2016) has caused controversy before it has been released, supposedly due to the manner in which it deals with the controversial men's movement. She received no backing or support from any of her normal sources, and resorted to a Kickstarter campaign online to raise funds. Within weeks she had reached her goal.
Although she graduated from high school with a 4.3 GPA with college credits, so decided to not attend college and moved to Los Angeles by herself at 18 years old to pursue acting.
At 21 years old, she directed and produced her first film, a feature documentary called Daddy I Do (2010), which won the award for Best Documentary at the 2010 Cannes Independent Film Festival in France.
Cassie Jaye is one of the founders of Jaye Bird Productions, a family owned and operated production company.
Her mother is the world-renowned abstract artist Nena Jaye.