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Jessica Brown

EAAC Member

Jessica Brown (she/her) is an Inuk arts worker and filmmaker based in St. John’s, NL. She has been exploring documentary filmmaking with a passion for stories that focus on identity, language, belonging and roots. Her film "Framed Spirit Song" (2022) premiered at the St. John's International Women's Film Festival. She was selected for Doc Atlantic Breakthrough Program (2022), led by Lunenberg Doc Fest, to pitch her new documentary at the Montreal International Documentary Festival. Jessica works at First Light on the development of a new Arts Collective. She sits on the Board of Directors for Riddle Fence: A Journal of Arts & Culture and has recently joined The Equity Action Advisory Committee for the Atlantic Presenters Association. She enjoys learning about her culture and spending time with her children.