Jessica enjoys writing about herself in the third person. She has an MFA in Directing from the American Film Institute, where she received the Women in Film "Mentor Award" and scholarship. She has a BA in Film & Video and a BA in English from the University of Michigan, and also studied at USC Film School. TV directing credits include episdoes of dramas COLD CASE and JUDGING AMY for CBS, and BONES for Fox. She served as 2nd Unit director on Dimension Films' horror feature HALLOWEEN: RESURRECTION. She will direct the feature film SHOOTING WALTON for producer Fred Roos (Lost in Translation, Apocalypse Now, Godfather), and will also direct a feature adaptation of Julian Sheppard's Drama Desk award-winning play BUICKS, set to star Christian Slater. Her short films UGLY NAKED PEOPLE and NAIAD: LAS NIÑAS DEL AGUA and documentary RACHEL, NEVADA have screened and/or won awards at 50 international competitions, including top awards at the Producer's Guild of America Student Film Competition and the Cannes Film Festival, among many others. Jessica also works as an editor, with extensive credits on feature films and televsion shows. She is a member of the DGA, the Editors Guild, and Costco. Jessica was named a "Top 4 Director" for the 2nd season of HBO's Project Greenlight. She has been paid to write music blurbs for Napster, and dance in a James Brown video. She likes this song but can't figure out what they're saying. She bakes cakes, types very fast, and thinks this is the best animated gif ever.