Jennifer Jessum

Biography

Jennifer Jessum is the Founder and Artistic Director of Flying Limbs Inc. Productions. An award-winning director, choreographer, producer, and cinematographer, Jennifer holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in Film Production from USC School of Cinematic Arts, and a Master of Fine Arts degree in Dance from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. She has directed and produced shorts, features, music videos, PSAs and commercials. Her film and choreographic work has been commissioned and presented throughout the US and abroad. Jennifer's visceral and dynamic shooting style, which she refers to as Kinema, is an innovative synthesis of dance, somatics, and film. Her two award-winning feature documentaries, Holy Man: The USA vs. Douglas White, narrated by Martin Sheen, and Finding God in the City of Angels, have both received critical acclaim. Her short narrative dance film, Red Earth Calling, won awards at the Maui Film Festival, Moondance International Film Festival, and Toronto Independent Film Festival. Her new film, Running On A Wing And A Prayer, is currently in post-production. www.FlyingLimbs.com