Jessie Kahnweiler‘s films have been featured everywhere from the New York Times to the Cannes Film Festival. Jessie wrote, directed, and starred in ‘The Skinny’, a dark comedic series based on her 10-year relationship with bulimia. ‘The Skinny’ was produced by Joey Soloway, Paul Young, and Refinery29. It premiered at Sundance and won a Webby for best series. Jessie also developed ‘Viagra Diaries’ for CW, ‘Bump’ for ABC Digital, and staffed on ‘Skam AUSTIN’ for Facebook Watch.  Fox Digital commissioned Jessie to write and direct the comedic thriller Retreat which premiered on Hulu in 2020.  Jessie’s short film, ‘He’s The One,’ premiered at Sundance.  Recently, her documentary about circumcision, Just the Tip, is being produced by Reboot Studios. She is an alumni of the Sundance Labs, Six Points Fellowship, and the Jewish Writer’s Initiative. Currently she is developing a TV series about Jewish Polish teenagers during Hitler’s rise to power and a musical about Anne Frank. She lives in LA with her cat.

@Jessie_Kahnweiler

https://jessiekahnweiler.substack.com/