Person
Jessica Edwards
Directing
Biography
Jessica Edwards has a broad background in the film industry as a director, producer, and publicist. She’s the founder of Film First, a production company that creates and distributes documentary features, shorts and new media projects including her directorial debut, Mavis! about soul and gospel pioneer Mavis Staples which won a Peabody in 2017.
Known for
Eno
Producer
Mavis!
Director
Workplace
Associate Producer
Skate Dreams
Director
Design Canada
Producer
Rams
Executive Producer
Power Station
Executive Producer
The Landfill
Director
Seltzer Works
Director
The Map
Executive Producer
Filmography
- 2025Power StationExecutive Producer
- 2024EnoProducer
- 2022Skate DreamsDirector
- 2020The MapExecutive Producer
- 2018RamsExecutive Producer
- 2018Design CanadaProducer
- 2016WorkplaceAssociate Producer
- 2015Mavis!Director
- 2012Focus Forward: Short Films, Big IdeasDirector
- 2012The LandfillDirector
- 2010Seltzer WorksDirector
- 1997SqueezeMarrisa
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