Jessie Posthumus

Jessie Posthumus

makes films that fall within the realm of poetic realism that are marked by their empathy and sense of humour. Their writing and directing work has screened at: Palm Springs Shortfest, Hot Docs, Frameline, Fantasia, Riverrun, Festival du Nouveau Cinema, Regard, VIFF, CIFF, Big Sky Doc Fest, and more.

Jessie recently wrapped production on their debut feature film ROCKET FUEL (based on the short of the same name), supported by Telefilm Canada and Ontario Creates, produced by Edge Entertainment.

They have a BFA in Film Studies from Toronto Metropolitan University and are currently pursuing an MFA in Scriptwriting and Story Design at the same school.