Jessie Zinn

Directing

Born January 10, 1994 · South Africa

Jessie is an award winning director from Cape Town. As a child of the South African theatre industry, her versatile experience with performance has informed her ability to work across different genres and mediums. Her films have screened at Doc NYC, AFI Docs, MoMA Doc Fortnight and Visions Du Reel, and have received Vimeo Staff Picks. She has been featured in publications like Red Bull, Bubblegumclub, Between 10 and Design Indaba. In 2017, she was named a "Marie Claire Future Shaper" and in 2018 she was named a "Mail & Guardian 200 Young South African". Her latest film, Drummies, was acquired by the New Yorker. She is currently represented for commercials by Giant Films, and has a Masters in Fine Arts in Documentary Film from Stanford University.