Jessica Beshir
Known for Directing · 8 credits
- Place of birth
- Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Biography
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
TV Shows (1)
Movies (7)
Until the Night
2004
as Partygoer
200 American
2003
as Model
Distortion
2006
as Gerry
Journey to Lasta
2004
as Selam
107 Street
2004
as Andrea
Man Woman Film
1999
as Ali's girl
Memory of a Time Twice Lived
2015
as Narration (voice)
About Jessica Beshir
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 fe… With 8 credits spanning from 1999 to 2015, Jessica Beshir has appeared in 7 films and 1 TV show.
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Most Popular Jessica Beshir Movies
- Until the Night (2004) — as Partygoer
- 200 American (2003) — as Model
- Distortion (2006) — as Gerry
- Journey to Lasta (2004) — as Selam
- 107 Street (2004) — as Andrea
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