DIRECTOR

Amadi Comes Home - COMING SOON

  • A ten minute scene examining the intersections of family, race, and immigration. Co-Directed by Julie Asyrian, written by Laura Bray and April Matthis, the film is set to debut in festival in 2022.

“The Miracle of RNAi” for BBC StoryWorks, 2021

  • A five minute mixed-media branded documentary produced by BBC StoryWorks and ICBA, this short film explains the miracle of modern science that is RNA-interfence biotechnology. Featuring Nobel Laureate Dr. Craig Mello.

“Add Some Color to Your Food” for Dawson’s Hot Sauce, 2018

  • A branded short for Instagram, this 20 second spot shows the effects of Dawson’s Hot Sauce on your boring lunch .

“Modern Art and Ideas” for MoMA, 2016

  • A six-part series produced by the Museum of Modern Art, this educational series of videos accompanied Coursera lessons, teaching all ages about the principles of modern art that drive the famous museum.

The Graveyard Shift, 2011

  • A twenty-minute thesis film about a woman who believes she is the devil terrorizing a diner full of southern misfits. Accepted at 16 festivals in 2021, including Winner of Best Student Film at Big Apple Film Festival and Silver Award for Best Short at JamFest.

PRODUCER

Vice Branded Studios

  • MAC’s A-Z of Aaliyah featuring Missy Elliott, Timbaland, and Princess Nokia

  • Michelin, “The Pilot Experience”

  • Natural Light, “Slip & Slide”

Bogie Films

  • Converse G4, Be Loud featuring Draymond Greene

  • #Champion100 featuring Luka Sabbat

Vaynermedia

  • Clean & Clear: featuring Yara Shahidi

Ghost Robot

  • Superfly for Outside Lands

  • Smile Train Christmas

Content Video

  • Winona Oak, “With Myself”

  • Elle King

Jay Z’s Life + Times

  • “Off the Record”

  • “Off the Wall”

Good Ol Girl (Feature Film)

  • Directed by Sarah Brennan Kolb

  • Debuted SXSW 2020

Unrest (Feature Film)

  • Directed by Jennifer Brea

  • Debuted Sundance 2017

ABOUT

Jess Burgess is a Brooklyn-based producer. After graduating from NYU in 2011 with honors, she began work as a non-union AD for any project she could get her hands on. By 2015, she was freelancing as a PM for the biggest agencies in New York, quickly becoming a line-producer and producer.

Outside of commercial work, Jess was able to produce the documentary feature Good Ol Girl, which was slated to premiere at SXSW in 2020. She founded Little Animals Pictures that same year – a production company dedicated to queer voices

Since the pandemic, Little Animals has found great success by pivoting into the VR sphere while maintaining its roots as a full-service production company for music videos and online content.

She is currently running her company full time and developing the feature script, Don’t Leave Me.