Directing | Commissioned Projects

As a director, it's one of my greatest joys to support other creative humans in bringing their visions to life. In each of these projects, my scope varied based on my collaborator's needs, and our collective strengths. I encourage you to click through each page to explore the magic we co-created, and the possibilities for us to work together!

If you can dream it, we can make it.

  • LILY | Proof of Concept | 2020 | Drama, Comedy

    Written by Sky Hardison. A story of a bachelorette gone terribly wrong, and the ways in which we avoid (and then confront) the mess of our lives. Learn more.

  • A Second Embrace | Short Film | 2019 | Drama

    Written by Nairoby Otero. After three years of not seeing each other, Emilia and Kevin attempt to shake their unspoken past over an impromptu dinner. Learn more.

  • Meg Bitton Presents | Short Films | 2018 | Fantasy, Documentary

    Meg Bitton is a Photographer who pulls from her personal experiences and implements them in her work. I worked with the team to make a documentary about her and created flashback scenes of her childhood. I also made an intro for her class, Winter Wonderland. Winter Wonderland is about a young girl's fantastical journey into her drawing that leads her to a winter wonderland. Learn More.

  • No Trust | Music Video | 2017 | Romance

    Song by Molly Chapman, concept by Jess Costa. This story is about the dual story of betrayal, both within and outside relationships. Learn More.

  • You Never Told Me | Music Video | 2017 | Drama, Inspirational

    Song by Cassandra Kubinski, concept by Jess Costa. This a hopeful reminder to keep pushing even when it seems like all odds are against you and to celebrate when you finally make it out on the other side. Learn More.

  • Nowness | Short Film | 2016 | Magical Realism, Drama

    Written by Camden Elizabeth. This art-house film depicts the quiet complexities of a couple’s relationship, strained by the effects of PTSD. As Elizabeth processes her trauma, her mind begins to play tricks on her. Learn More.

  • Delivery Kids | Web Series | 2015 | Drama

    Written by Lindsay Heatley. X is a struggling skateboarder who must deliver mysterious envelopes for an underground skateboarding empire in NYC or fall into crippling debt from her college loans. Learn More.

 

Press Features

 

“…that’s what makes this collaboration with director, Jess Costa, so interesting. For the first time it seems, we are being invited into the whole process of making a horror movie.”

— Psychology After Dark

 
 

“We really connected with our guest today… I was blown away by her sets and what she accomplished.”

— Femme Regard Podcast

 

“I create escapist fantasies with the intention of making the taboo subject matter more accessible and confronting the more difficult aspects of our shared realities…”

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