Jessie Barr

Jessie Barr is a filmmaker and Sundance Fellow based in Los Angeles She is a writer director actor and producer with a background in independent film and theater SOPHIE JONES her critically acclaimed debut feature which she directed cowrote and produced is executive produced by Nicole Holofcener SOPHIE JONES premiered in competition at the 2020 Deauville Film Festival screened in competition at Mar del Plata and played numerous festivals around the world before it was acquired and released by Oscilloscope Laboratories in 2021 Sophie Jones holds a 100 rating on RottenTomatoes Jessie is a twotime 2020 Sundance Fellow and with the support of the Sundance Episodic Lab and Episodic Makers Lab developed her original series FANTASIA FOR YOU with cowritercostar Lena Hudson inspired by their awardwinning short film TOO LONG AT THE FAIR TOO LONG AT THE FAIR as well as Jessies awardwinning original series OM CITY have been lauded at film festivals around the world including the Tribeca Film Festival Manchester Film Festival and San Diego International Film Festival among others She has been featured by Variety the National Board of Review and TalkHouse Jessie can be seen next costarring in THE BESTA TEST released Nov 5th by IFC Films She is a proud member of FREE THE WORK and Film Fatales Currently she is writing her second feature film which she will also direct