Jessica Beshir
Directing| Place of birth | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
| Gender | Female |
Jessica Beshir is a Mexican-Ethiopian documentary filmmaker, producer and cinematographer based in Brooklyn. She graduated in Film Studies and Literature at UCLA, after which she made several internationally acclaimed short films. The short documentary He Who Dances on Wood (2016) was selected for Hot Docs and won Best International Documentary Short at Edmonton Film Festival and the Jury Award at Anchorage International Film Festival. Hairat (2017) premiered at Sundance, was screened at IFFR and IDFA and won several awards at various other festivals. Beshir is a recipient of the Sundance Documentary Film Program, Jerome Foundation and NYFA Fellowships. Faya Dayi (2021) is her feature debut.
Known for
4.8
Model
Aug 10, 2003
Sarah Thomas
May 4, 2007
Partygoer
Jun 12, 2004
Gerry
Mar 26, 2006
Selam
Oct 29, 2004
Ali's girl
Oct 8, 1999
Narration (voice)
Oct 13, 2015
Andrea
Oct 6, 2004
4.8
Model
Aug 10, 2003
Sarah Thomas
May 4, 2007
Partygoer
Jun 12, 2004
Gerry
Mar 26, 2006
Selam
Oct 29, 2004
Ali's girl
Oct 8, 1999
Acting
Participated in 15 movies, 2 TV series
2021
7.8
Sound Recordist, Director of Photography, Executive Producer, Producer, Director, Writer
