Jess Pierce

Bio

Jess Pierce is a filmmaker born and raised in St. Louis, based in Los Angeles. She graduates spring 2027 with an MFA in Film and Video from California Institute of the Arts and holds a BFA in Film Production from Webster University. Her years of experience in public media and short film production have informed her continued desire to work in a hybrid space defined by both fiction and nonfiction elements. Much of her work either currently or prospectively focuses on the liminality of memory; expressions of body and voice as a source of spiritual wisdom; and the complexities of colonial dominion over, and interdependence with, the more-than-human world. 

Expertise

My writing experience includes narrative/educational scriptwriting, copywriting, copyediting, and short essays.

As a producer, I've worked with short-form documentary stories and half hour interviews.

As a director and assistant director, my experience lies in short narrative, experimental, and documentary films.

As an editor, I've worked as an assistant editor and lead editor with public media programming and independent narrative short films.

Most importantly, I like to ask questions and experiment with new ideas and new approaches to multi-media creation.

Familiar softwares include Davinci Resolve, Adobe Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator, Pro Tools, and After Effects.