Jess Devaney

Jess Devaney (they/she) is an Emmy-winning producer and Founder & President of Multitude Films. Their latest films include HOW WE GET FREE (HBO); the Indigo Girls documentary IT'S ONLY LIFE AFTER ALL (Sundance 2023); Emmy-nominated LOWNDES COUNTY AND THE ROAD TO BLACK POWER (Peacock); Emmy-nominated Netflix Original PRAY AWAY; Oscar-shortlisted CALL CENTER BLUES (Topic Studios); and APART, the Emmy-winning episode of the series THROUGH OUR EYES (HBO Max). Jess created the Ford Foundation-supported QUEER FUTURES series and produced Sundance Award-winning and IDA-nominated ALWAYS IN SEASON (Independent Lens) as well as THE FEELING OF BEING WATCHED (POV), dubbed "a real-world conspiracy thriller" by Variety. Additional credits include Critics' Choice-nominated SPEED SISTERS and MILISUTHANDO, among others. Her films have been programmed at top festivals including Sundance, SXSW, Tribeca, BlackStar, and Telluride. Jess founded QueerDoc and was a Sundance Institute Documentary Edit and Story Lab fellow, Women at Sundance fellow, and Sundance Institute Creative Producing Lab advisor. They have been recognized with the Cinereach Producers Award, DOC NYC and Topic Studios' inaugural 40 Under 40 Award, Doc10's inaugural Vanguard Award, and the 2023 Sundance Institute Amazon Studios Nonfiction Producers Award.