Joey
Director / Writer
If you’ve got your finger on the Pulse of the Canadian showbiz scene, you will have seen & loved Jessica in the original co-creation of “Charlie & Yoni” – which rocked the CBC Comedycoup Competition in 2014 and solidified her place as a creative force to watch. Since then Jess has continued to create and star in numerous award-winning short film projects. She is the co-creator/story editor/star of the multi-award winning short film “Jessica Jessica”. JJ can be streamed on CBC Gem, Amazon Prime (US & UK), & Highball TV, The Reel Women’s Network, & Omeleto (Europe & Worldwide). Jessica Jessica is currently being developed in to a series with Clique Pictures and C’Mon Mort Productions in association with Filmcoop.
JOEY, Jessica’s directorial debut premiered at the Canadian Film Festival 2020, and will have its US premiere at the Video Art & Experimental Film Festival in NYC at the Tribeca Film Centre. JOEY will be available for streaming on Super Channel late Fall 2020.
She has also directed a music video for multi-award winning Canadian folk musician Andrea Ramolo: A re-imagination of Leonard Cohen’s iconic “Suzanne” which premiered on EXCLAIM.CA.
As an author, Jess’s writing has been published in Notable Life & The Elephant Journal. She is currently working on a literary deal for her first book that she co-authored, “Love Your Yoni”.
Upcoming, based off of a true story, “Sara” a short film that Jessica wrote and will be directing. A woman finds the strength to confront her greatest fear by relying on the comfort of strangers. “Paper Cranes” a feature film written and to be directed by award winning filmmaker Darwin Serink. A transgender singer named Zachary and Amena, a spitfire pre-teen, who bond over chemotherapy treatment. Paper Cranes is a film that speaks about the current U.S. healthcare crisis, Immigration, LGBTQQIP2SAA rights, and the healing power of friendship.