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Hey, I'm Jessica!
Los Angeles, California
Hey, it's me, Jes.
I'm one of those East-LA/Tuscon/Vegas-Mexican Filmakers. You know the type right?
After years of training to act on the stage, I finally did it. I made the move to New York, and I worked in the theatre for years before the thought started to creep in: "Maybe we aren't realizing our potential to make change." And so I morphed into the film world, first as an actor, then as a producer, and finally as a writer/director. I've learned so much along the way. And now I'm in LA, trying to be the best filmmaker I can be, while working to change the game for Latinos in Hollywood.
Here's the whole 'things I've done' thing:
Jessica is an alumni of the LAByrinth Theatre Co. Ensemble Workshop, T. Schreiber Studio, and The Freeman Studio in NYC. Her work has been featured in the NY Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Boston Globe. Her films have shown at festivals around the country, most recently selected to be one of 19 films cultivated from over 1,400 to be showcased at the Tribeca Film Center by the prestigious Downtown Urban Arts Festival in May of 2018.
My Projects

Pozole
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Comedy, Drama
Maia prolly killed her Nana.
This project got the green light!

HONOR
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Drama, LGBTQ
After being caught in bed with a woman, Laine must face BYU’s Honor Code Office to fight for her degree without sacrificing her integrity.
This project got the green light!
Projects I'm Supporting

The Tenant
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Thriller
After a creeping suspicion that her boyfriend is cheating on her, Alyssa investigates the matter and formulates a plan to regain control.
This project got the green light!

Cary in Retrograde: Musical Dramedy Short Film
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Comedy, Musical
After chance studio session with a top record producer, a struggling songwriter must decide if he will sell out or go broke.
This project got the green light!

Su Promesa
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Drama, LGBTQ
Fearing for her life, a young Guatemalan bride must adapt when her forcibly arranged marriage is fatally threatened.
This project got the green light!

Miracle Baby
New York City, New York• Film Short
Drama, Thriller
A congressman’s wife sets the stage on her cheating husband for a night of revenge, rage, revelations, and one unspeakable act.
This project got the green light!

Hello From Taiwan
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Drama, Family
A Taiwanese American family living in California in the late 1980s struggles to re-unite across cultural and language barriers.
This project got the green light!

Mel and Ruby
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Drama, Shorts Program
Mel and Ruby is a heartfelt and witty examination of how two best friends navigate shame and loss.
This project got the green light!

"The Book of Ruth"
New York City, New York• Film Short
Drama, Family
A visit to grandmother’s during the Seder brings to light a significant family secret.
This project got the green light!

GOALS N' SHIT
Los Angeles, California• Series
Comedy, Drama
GNS is a comedy centered around a newly unemployed businesswoman forced to rebuild her life based on process instead of perceived "success."
This project got the green light!

Funny Brown People
Los Angeles, California• Series
Comedy, Family
An immigrant working class Mexican-American family tries to make sense of each other and the world they’re assimilating into.
This project got the green light!

BABYDOLL
Austin, Texas• Film Feature
Comedy, Drama
A failed musician and a stubborn teenager make a pact to drive across Texas to retrieve his stolen guitar and meet her long lost father.
This project got the green light!

American Totem
Chico, California• Film Feature
Documentary
The modern gun debate is a distraction from the issues that need to be addressed. American Totem refocuses the national conversation.
This project got the green light!

Birthright?!
Miami, Florida• Film Feature
Documentary
A journey into the tropically surreal identities of Miami's favorite hyphenated American musical duo, Afrobeta.
This project got the green light!

Hudson
Syracuse, New York• Film Feature
Comedy, Drama
Hudson is a dramedy about two distant cousins that take a trip in an old Volvo to scatter one of their late mother's ashes.
This project got the green light!

White Crow
Los Angeles, California• Film Feature
Mystery, Thriller
A sickly young woman's life unravels when she receives a heart transplant and begins to take on her donor's personality traits.
This project got the green light!

Inbetween Girl
Galveston, Texas• Film Feature
Comedy, Teen
This project got the green light!
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Duncan
Austin, Texas• Film Feature
Crime, Satire
A young black journalist & an angry alt-right militiaman team up to uncover a child trafficking ring hidden in a pizzeria's basement.
This project got the green light!

Thunderbolt In Mine Eye
Portland, Oregon• Film Feature
Drama, Teen
Two young neighbors embark on a first love relationship in which they struggle to remain kids amid the complexities of modern adolescence.
This project got the green light!

Endless Light
Fairbanks, Alaska• Film Feature
Drama, Sci-Fi
Returning home, a bipolar woman attempts to decipher her brother's suicide through occult intervention with Alaska's wilderness.
This project got the green light!
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STiGMA
Atlanta, Georgia• Series
Drama
As Senator Ingram stares down an easy reelection, things become unstable when he is diagnosed with a mental illness.
This project got the green light!

Comedic Timing
Los Angeles, California• Series
Comedy
An improv teacher helps her all-women class sort out their personal lives as hers careens out of control.
This project got the green light!

Pozole
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Comedy, Drama
Maia prolly killed her Nana.
This project got the green light!

Made Public
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Comedy, Shorts Program
A fast-paced, poignant comedy about a groom whose reservations about marriage go viral on the eve of his wedding. *2017 Emergence Winner*
This project got the green light!

Marisol
New York City, New York• Film Short
Drama, Foreign Film
When a young mother takes a risk to provide for her daughter, a stranger turns her transgression into a nightmare.
This project got the green light!
Test: A Classic American Story....On Steroids
New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas County• Film Feature
Sport, LGBTQ
A young bodybuilder living in Ohio defies his religious mother when he follows the county's best coach into a world of steroid abuse
This project got the green light!

Futureboy
New York City, New York• Film Short
Comedy, Sci-Fi
Billy comes from the future to stop himself from inventing time travel. Nope. Now to convince a judge, his wife, and himself he's not crazy.
This project got the green light!

B.U.T.S
New York City, New York• Series
Comedy
Bilingual, Underrepresented, Titless, Sallies. We are spoofing Latino stereotypes on TV!
This project got the green light!