Jesse Williams
Directing
- Born
- June 16, 2004 (age 22) · Bedfordshire, England, U.K.
Jesse Williams is a Brighton-based writer/director, known for her tender, heartfelt and bold stories of LGBTQ+ community. Proud of her identity as a trans woman, she is driven by an aim to represent the unrepresented, to foster empathy through her filmmaking through a visceral and humanist style aiming to combine powerful visual storytelling with raw emotional authenticity.
Her prior no-budget shorts One More Song, Henry’s Channel, Till Death Do Us Part and The Sewing Circle have made a splash on the British Festival circuit, gaining the ‘Standout Filmmaker Award’ at Brighton Rocks 2024, alongside ‘Best Director’ (2023) and ‘Best Performance’ (2024) awards at the Brighton 48h Film Challenge. Her most recent short Chaser is her most ambitious, personal and brave short to date, channeling the spirit of contemporary trans cinema through gritty British Social Realism.
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In addition to Directing, Jesse is often found Script Supervising, or writing for renowned Film Publications such as Directors Notes, Phantasmag and Culture Film.
Known for
Behind the camera13
- 2026Chaser Director, Music, Writer, Assistant Editor
- 2024Finding Cowboy-Man Lighting Technician
- 2023Till Death Do Us Part Sound Mixer, Editor, Director
- 2023One More Song Director, Writer
- 2023The Tide Director, Editor, Cinematography
- 2022All The Pressures Writer, Director, Cinematography, Editor
- TBAThe Sewing Circle Director, Music, Writer
- TBAThe Power to Decide Camera Operator, Cinematography
- TBAHenry's Channel Music, Sound Designer, Director, Story
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