Biography
Jessica Beshir was born in Mexico City and raised in Ethiopia. She received her BA in film studies and literature at UCLA. She recently directed the short He Who Dances on Wood, and she is currently producing her first feature film, which is set in Harar, Ehtiopia. Beshir is based in Brooklyn.
Sundance Film Festival
Director
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2021 |
Faya Dayi |
| 2017 |
Heroin |
| 2016 |
Hairat |
He Who Dances on Wood |
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| Short | |
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| 2018 |
Kings |
Producer
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2021 |
Faya Dayi |
| 2017 |
Heroin |
| 2016 |
Hairat |
He Who Dances on Wood |
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Camerawoman
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2021 |
Faya Dayi |
| 2016 |
Hairat |
He Who Dances on Wood |
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Actress
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2004 |
Until the Night |
| 2003 |
200 American |
| Series | |
|---|---|
| 2005 |
DL Chronicles, The |
Screenwriter
Production designer
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2016 |
Hairat |