Jessica Kelley
ProducerNewsday
A visual storyteller for fifteen years specializing in a range of genres from short news pieces, to cinematic documentaries, live televised events, and formatted series - all aimed toward modern viewers inside the digital media landscape.
Full Bio
Director with 10 years of non-fiction storytelling and documentary video production experience. Hands-on producer capable of prioritizing work and multi-tasking in a fast-paced environment with strict time and budget restraints. Multiple NY Emmy award-winner, 2019 Peabody award winner, while exhibiting work at Coney Island Film Festival, New York Short Film Festival, Hamptons Documentary Film Festival, and Long Island International Film Festival.
- Professional Credits
- Street Racer: The Culture of Speed on Long Island (Documentary) (producer) (completed)
2016The last trailer park (Documentary) (producer) (completed)
2018-2019Feed Me TV (TV Series short) (producer - 11 episodes)
- Passport to Brunch (2019) ... (producer)
- Dumpling Craze Hits Long Island (2019) ... (producer)
- The Wild Side (2019) ... (producer)
- Appetite for Laughter (2019) ... (producer)
- The Little Town That Could (2019) ... (producer)
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2018Able (Video documentary short) (producer)
2017Preventing Head Injuries in High School Sports (Short) (producer)
2016In Love and Death (Short) (producer)
2016The Cost of Corruption (Short) (producer)
2016Brendan Gallagher: Always a General (Documentary short) (producer)
2016Out of the Shadows: Remembering Negro League Baseball (Documentary short) (producer)
2015Ali: Icon, Activist, Fighter (Documentary short) (producer)
2015Hush: The Rhythm of a Hometown Chef (Documentary short) (producer)
2015The Backstretch (Video doc
- Industry Awards
- 15 New York Emmy Awards, 2019 Peabody Award, 2016 NEW YORK SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, 2018 LONG ISLAND INTERNATIONAL FILM EXPO Alan Fortunoff Humanitarian Film Award, 2 NY PRESS CLUB AWARDS, 12 PRESS CLUB OF LONG ISLAND AWARDS, 8 NY PRESS PHOTOGRAPHERS AWARDS, 2 NATIONAL HEADLINER AWARDS, 4 DEADLINE CLUB AWARDS, International Association of Culinary Professionals Winner 2019 Award for Best TV Series, 3 ASSOCIATED PRESS SPORTS EDITORS AWARDS, 2 EPPY AWARDS, INTERNATIONAL NEWS MEDIA ASSOCIATION AWARD - 2016 Best Use of Video, 4 NY ASSOCIATED PRESS AWARDS, 2020 Best Digital Features
