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.
