JESS DUNN director
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Filmmaker Jess Dunn’s mission is to transform the scope of LGBTQ+ cinema through her perspective and the developing CaN Initiative.
The Director’s Guild in partnership with SHOOT, showcased Dunn as a rising director to watch in 2020. A prior member of the Cinematographer’s Guild, and a graduate of Virginia Tech, Dunn’s work punctuates the connection between camera and story.
Growing up a nomad, she now calls Brooklyn, New York home.
Targeted TV Reel - Drama, thriller.
The Ceremony (2021) thriller, dark comedy. Short film. 8 minutes. Two women set a trap in the woods.
Directed and Edited by Jess Dunn
Festival Circuit.
Unbreakable (2020) music video, experimental. 8 minutes. Unbreakable is the visual representation of the Fickle Mauve EP by SugarSugar. Primarily filmed in a single-shot, Unbreakable depicts a stream of consciousness that confronts uncertainty, change, and identity.
Directed and Edited by Jess Dunn
Winner “Best Cinematography” 2020 International Music Video Underground
Nominated “Golden Director” 2020 Golden Short Film Festival, Nominated “Best Female Director” 2021 International Music Video Awards
Gray Ground (2018) thriller, drama. Series, 8 episodes. 40 minutes. After the perfect evening ends in an arrest, Bobby Braxton retraces his date’s steps in search of an alibi before she’s committed for murder. WATCH THE TRAILER
Directed and Edited by Jess Dunn, Co-Created by Jess Dunn & Anthony Solano.
Winner 2019 “Best Webisode” Harlem International Film Festival. Episode 5, Su Sufragio. Acquired by SEEKA TV.
Cultish (2020) drama, neo-western. Feature film teaser. 2 minutes. Pastor Maria faces what is inhibiting her peace.
Directed, Written, & Edited by Jess Dunn
In development. Request script & lookbook.
@datingZoe (2017) comedy. Series. 5 minutes. 99 failed dates and zero girlfriends, Zoe agrees to let her best friend record her dates and post online for community feedback.
Episodes 1, 2, 3 Directed by Jess Dunn
Written by Adi Riesenberg. Starring Rachel Paulson
Official Selection and “Award Nominee” 2018 Webfest. Distributed by GO Magazine.
awards & nominations
2021 International Music Video Awards “Best Female Director Nominee” for Unbreakable
2021 Golden Short Film Festival “Golden Director Nominee” for Unbreakable
2021 Golden Short Film Festival “Golden Music Video” for Unbreakable
2020 Shoot New Director’s Showcase
2020 IMVU “Best Cinematography” for Unbreakable
2020 IMVU “Best Music Video Finalist” for Unbreakable
2020 IMVU “Best Director Finalist” for Unbreakable
2019 Semi-Finalist Women Directing Mentorship from SeriesFest & Shondaland
2019 HIFF “Winning Webisode” for Gray Ground
2018 Webfest “Award Nominee” for @datingZoe
References available upon request