Jessica Hester started her career in theater. She is an alumni of The Actor's Center Conservatory in NYC, and has directed and produced numerous off broadway plays. Her first short film, _x001C_The Dress_x001D_ won best ensemble at The LA Comedy Festival. She then directed "Illusion" for Come What May Productions, winning (Best Cinematography) at BHFF 2013, LA Fear and Fantasy (Honorable Mention-Best Fantasy), Maui Film Festival, and Visionfest, where Jessica earned the DVFS Visionary Award. Other film credits include; producing Delicious Ambiguity, and Dreaming Don_x0019_t Make It So, wrote and acted in short film "Picked Up", created first sitcom Pilot titled _x001C_Served_x001D_ with the help of _x001C_30 Rock_x001D_ producer Don Scardino. Most recent directing projects include "Pride", created with real teenage girls to explore their feelings around menstruation and Kurt Vonnegut_x0019_s short story, _x001C_Long Walk to Forever,_x001D_ produced in association with the Vonnegut trust, and shared at the Kur