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Hey, I'm Jessica!
Los Angeles, California
A graduate of UCLA and AFI with degrees in playwriting and screenwriting. Past accolades include the Alfred P Sloan Science in Film grant and the Women in Film grant. Her scripts have won at the California Film awards and the Creative World Awards. She was a 2016 semi-finalist for the Nickelodeon TV writing program, along with her writing partner, Nick Sinnott, and has developed pilots with Lawrence Mark Productions and Robert Cort Productions. She is a story editor on the forthcoming digital series, Local Air. A Sonoma County native, Jessica's career-long dream has been to make movies in her home region.
My Projects
What Lies West
Santa Rosa, California• Film Feature
Drama, Teen
Just out of college, Nicolette takes a job babysitting an anti-social teen with a desperate desire for adventure.
This project got the green light!
What Lies West
Santa Rosa, California• Film Feature
Adventure, Drama
Two girls desperate to create their own adventure set out into the wilderness of California on a daring hike to the coast.
This project got the green light!
Projects I'm Supporting
Generation Wrecks: a 90s Teen Comedy
New York City, New York• Film Feature
LGBTQ, Teen
The death of Liz's brother moves Stacy to repair their damaged friendship by hosting a weekend getaway derailed by Liz's misfit friends.
This project got the green light!
Cranes, Mafiosos and a Polaroid Camera
Kearney, Buffalo County• Film Short
Drama, Experimental
A paranoid late night phone call becomes a reflection on nature and death, in the calm expanse of a crane sanctuary.
This project got the green light!
The Atavist
Pittsfield, Berkshire County• Film Feature
Adventure, Sci-Fi
A young woman travels to the past, but when the things she leaves alter history, she must get them back to save the future.
This project got the green light!
What Lies West
Santa Rosa, California• Film Feature
Adventure, Drama
Two girls desperate to create their own adventure set out into the wilderness of California on a daring hike to the coast.
This project got the green light!
"SURE-FIRE" - Development Funding Phase II
New York City, New York• Film Feature
Comedy, Crime
SURE-FIRE is a comedy about a NYC con man having a mid-life crisis who stumbles into becoming a movie producer to pay off gangsters.
This project got the green light!
Xerxes
Jersey City, New Jersey• Film Feature
Sci-Fi, Thriller
While recovering at his estranged childhood home from cochlear implant surgery, Xerxes spirals down the rabbit hole and may never climb out.
This project got the green light!
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Paper Birds, Film Production Fund
Oakland, California• Film Short
Action, Drama
A desperate TV starlet with a rocky career makes an attempt at getting back in the spotlight by joining the circus
This project got the green light!
What Lies West
Santa Rosa, California• Film Feature
Drama, Teen
Just out of college, Nicolette takes a job babysitting an anti-social teen with a desperate desire for adventure.
This project got the green light!
Heed the Call
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Drama, History
In 1942, Marguerite must decide if she is willing to defy social expectations, her family, and her fiancé in order to join the war effort.
This project got the green light!
Welcome Home
Albany, New York• Series
Comedy
When life handed them lemons, they moved back home with their parents.
This project got the green light!
