“Danielle Macdonald has been set as the lead in Cuttlefish, a new film from production company Pinky Promise. The film will feature first-time female director and writer, Jean Pesce.”
About Jean Pesce
Jean Pesce is an award-winning writer and filmmaker. She worked in film production in New York City before earning her MFA in writing and directing at NYU. She currently resides in Los Angeles with her rescue dog, a Brussels Griffon named Henry. Learn more >
Awards
Jean's screenplay, Cuttlefish, was the recipient of The Richard Vague Production Fund. It was also selected for The Black List Mentor Program and was a Finalist at The Austin Film Festival. Her thesis film, So You Like the Neighborhood premiered at Tribeca, won the Audience Choice Award at the Santa Fe Indie Film Festival, was the winner of "Best Short Student Film" for the National Board of Review, and was Shortlisted for the Student BAFTA Awards. Learn more >
Work
Jean recently co-wrote her first episode of television for a UCP/USA/Amblin series, Brave New World. She is currently working on making her first feature film, Cuttlefish, based on her original screenplay. See Jean's other films and projects >