Jessica Sue Burstein
- Writer
- Actress
- Director
Jessica Sue Burstein is an award-winning writer director actor producer
working in film and TV for the past 10 years. She co-wrote/directed the
award-winning short film, "Abbie Cancelled" (Official Selection of
Sundance FF and Best Short Film, Big Apple FF) and co-wrote the feature
version based on the short which is in development. She wrote one of
the story lines for the upcoming ensemble feature film "Mutual Friends"
starring Michael Stahl-David and Caitlin Fitzgerald (Official Selection
Seattle Int. Film Festival). Jessica wrote, directed, produced and
starred in her award-winning MFA thesis film, "Veronika's Birthday"
(Best Direction/Performance Arizona Int. Film Festival & Best Student
Film New Jersey Int. Film Festival). She is a former Co-President of
CineWomen NY and has her MFA from the School of Visual Arts. While at
MTV On-Air Promos, Jessica won Promax awards and special recognition in
Digital Arts Magazine. After MTV, Jessica worked as a Sr.
Writer/Producer/Director at Blue Room, a creative services agency in
New York City. She is a Sr. Writer/Director for Syfy at NBC Universal
and is writing her third feature film based on her short film
"Chicken". When she's not making media she enjoys yoga, dancing,
writing poetry and swimming in the ocean. She lives in Brooklyn with
her beautiful green eyed kitty Lilly Anne.
