Jessica Beshir Director (Faya Dayi)

Jessica Beshir is a Mexican-Ethiopian writer, director, producer and cinematographer based in Brooklyn. Her feature debut, Faya Dayi, premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival and won the Grand Jury Prize & Fipresci Award at Visions du Reel ,the Audience Award at Hot Docs, the Grand Jury Award and the emerging artist award at the Full Frame Film Festival among others. Her short films, Hairat/Criterion, He Who Dances on Wood/PBS and Heroin/Topic have played in festivals and museums around the world including at IFFR, IDFA and the Eye Film Museum. Beshir has been honored with grant support from the Sundance Film Institute, the Doha Film Institute, NYSCA and the Jerome Foundation.