DIRECTOR, WRITER, PRODUCER
Jessica Vale is an accomplished non-fiction director, narrative producer, and editor, working freelance for over 12 years. Originally from New Hope, Pennsylvania, Jess graduated from the film program at Temple University and moved to NYC. Her long-term clients include NBC News, CBS News, The Weinstein Co., and more.
Her feature directorial debut was the documentary Small Small Thing: The Olivia Zinnah Story about a young Liberian rape victim. Small Small Thing opened at The Quad Cinema in NYC, and had its worldwide television premiere on Al Jazeera English. The film won over 12 festival awards and Jessica received substantial media attention including appearances on MSNBC’s Melissa Harris Perry Show, Huffington Post Live and WABC NY’s Weekend Morning Show. The film was a One World Media Award finalist.
She is currently producing the feature narrative “LIV,” starring Catherine Eaton, Teddy Sears (The Flash), Harris Yullin (Scarface), and Frankie Faison (The Wire). “LIV” will premiere in 2016. Jessica is also directing and producing her second feature documentary The Limits of Dissent, in mid production, about female radical activists. Jessica is on the programming team in the NYC chapter of Film Fatales.