JESS
EPSTEIN
Creative Producer, Strategic Partnerships & Fundraising, and artist in the field of Documentary & Social Impact Media, based in NYC.
LATEST WORK
PRODUCER
Remaining Native
SXSW, 2025
award-winning & Oscar-Qualified documentary feature directed by Paige Bethmann
Remaining Native is a coming-of-age documentary told from the perspective of Ku Stevens, a 17-year-old Native American runner, struggling to navigate his dream of becoming a collegiate athlete as the memory of his great grandfather's escape from an Indian boarding school begins to connect past, present, and future.
a documentary feature directed by Hannah Myers
Facing her father's late-in-life coming out and her mother's broken heart, a young filmmaker embarks on a poignant journey documenting her family's struggle with identity, grief, and acceptance in the American South. As the years pass, the film becomes an unexpected exploration of intergenerational queerness, revealing a universal story of family, forgiveness, and the enduring search for belonging.
DADDY
Post-Production
IMPACT STRATEGIST
award winnning, Oscar-Qualified documentary short directed by Loren Waters
Dana Tiger was just five years old when her father, legendary Muscogee Creek Artist, Jerome Tiger, passed away. She turned to his art as a way to know him, the richness of her culture, and the bounty of her family's artistic tradition.
Tiger
Sundance, 2025
ᏗᏂᏠᎯ ᎤᏪᏯ (Meet Me at the Creek) tells a story of interconnectedness and Cherokee values through the lifelong fight of Rebecca Jim, a Cherokee Nation citizen and Waterkeeper Warrior, as she leads the effort to restore Tar Creek located in Miami, Oklahoma. U.S. government officials have designated Tar Creek as “irreversibly damaged,” but Rebecca refuses to accept that.
