Jessie Kahnweiler - Biography

Jessie Kahnweiler can't afford therapy so she makes films. Her

comedy has been featured in CNN, Buzzfeed, Elle, The Daily Beast,

Jezebel, The Dish and the Huffington Post. While at the University of

Redlands, Jessie quickly began ditching class in order to make

documentaries. For her thesis film, Little America, she hitchhiked

across the country to explore the world of America's truck drivers.

After getting dumped, Jessie wrote and co-directed the comedic short

Baby Love, co-starring alongside Anchorman's David Koechner.

Jessie was selected for the 6 Points Artist Fellowship which inspired

her comedic web series entitled Dude, Where's my Chutzpah? Her

short Meet my Rapist, a dark comedy about running in to her rapist at

the farmers market, debuted at the 2014 Slamdance Film Festival.

Jessie's new series "The Skinny" a comedy about women, bodies,

and food is being produced by Wifey TV. Jessie makes films to make

the world feel like home. She lives in Los Angeles with her plants.