Jessica M Thompson is an Emmynominated filmmaker who made her feature writerdirectorial debut with The Light of the Moon winning the Audience Award for Best Narrative Film at SXSW The Light of the Moon starring Stephanie Beatriz Brooklyn NineNine In The Heights Encanto enjoyed a limited theatrical release to soldout screens in both New York and Los Angeles and heralds a 97 Rotten Tomatoes score Critics called the film harrowingly effective Variety nuanced honest and complex The Hollywood Reporter and Film Inquiry stated that for any filmmaker this would be an unmitigated triumph but for a firsttime filmmaker this is revelatory Her second directorial feature The Invitation a Sony Pictures gothicthriller had its worldwide cinematic release on August 26 2022 It was 1 at the box office and 2 when later released on Netflix being seen by over 12 million people in two weeks Jess was the lead director on the ShowtimeSky series The End produced by the Oscarwinning SeeSaw Films The Power of the Dog Heartstopper The Kings Speech The series received fivestar reviews from The Guardian and The Times
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