Jessica Silvetti

Jessica Silvetti is a writer and director, whose distinctive voice is a result of her unconventional upbringing. Originally from Mexico City, of Spanish descent and raised in the US, she's been shaped by different cultures and views life through a diverse and bilingual lens. She attended NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, where she received a BFA in Theatre. To date she has written, produced and directed several projects that have earned her awards and nominations. In 2016 her full length play, Laura, won her a second place at the Ebell of Los Angeles Playwright Prize. In 2017 Jessica was given a Breaking Boundaries - Visionary Women's Award for her impacting work on the bilingual web series, Lost Memories, a narrative about Alzheimer's that she wrote and directed. In 2018, In Absentia, an anthology series of shorts she wrote, produced and directed with her partner and husband, Ethan Kogan, received three nominations from the International Academy of Web Television, including Best Writing, Best Directing and Best Drama Series. To date In Absentia has toured numerous International Festivals and garnered over 20 nominations and awards, including a Best Writing nomination at the renowned Raindance Film Festival in London, England. A company member of The Actors' Gang theater company, headed by artistic director Tim Robbins, Jessica's roots started in performance and theatre. She made her way from the Tisch School of the Arts to pursue a film career in Los Angeles. The granddaughter of Grammy-Award winning producer, Bebu Silvetti, Jessica has embraced her artistic upbringing and is constantly developing new projects.