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JACLYN CHESSEN

Jaclyn Chessen is an award-winning filmmaker with over 20 years in the film industry . She started her career working award campaigns as a publicist for a multitude of films such as Chicago, Gangs of New York, The Quiet American, and Frida. She then continued to work on feature films, Women in Trouble and The Kite Runner. Jaclyn’s directorial debut was feature film, Shock Attack, and continued to direct festival favorites, Dark Hole, and Dial M for Morons. She has since produced award winning film, The Bra Mitzvah, Passage, and The Golden Man. Jaclyn is currently directing and producing tv shows, Brunch Date and Candis Cayne’s Secret Garden.