Jessie Anthony

Writer/Director/Producer Jessie Anthony is a proud Haudenosaunee woman from the Onondaga Nation, Beaver clan, born and raised in the Six Nations of the Grand River Territory in Ontario, Canada. Jessie graduated from the Indigenous Independent Filmmaking Program with a Bachelor of Motion Picture Arts from Capilano University. Jessie is a Telefilm Talent to Watch winner for her first feature film, "Brother, I Cry," which won the 2020 B.C. Emerging Filmmakers Award at the Vancouver International Film Festival, the Audience Choice Award in the 2020 imagineNative Film Festival, Best Screenwriting Award at the 2021 Vancouver International Women's Film Festival and Best Screenwriting and Best Direction in a motion picture at the 2021 Leo Awards. Jessie is also the producer of the Canadian Screen Award-nominated Indigenous Queer series Querencia, which won the imagineNATIVE Pitch Competition, gaining a broadcast deal with APTN/The Bell Fund and Telefilm Talent to Watch. Jessie is in development with a television slate supported by CMF, AMAZON, ISO, CREATIVE BC and BELL MEDIA. Jessie recently wrapped up a writer's room for a brand new Indigenous T.V. comedy series titled "Acting Good." with CTV and a director's mentorship on The Handmaids Tale with Emmy award-winning cinematographer and director Dana Gonzales.