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Jessica Funches

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Jessica is an award-winning, producer-writer based in Los Angeles. A University of Southern California Peter Stark Producing Program alum, her films have screened at film festivals worldwide including the Cannes International Film Festival, won a College Emmy from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and garnered several top festival awards. Jessica's screenplays have been recognized by notable writing labs including Brian Grazer and Ron Howard's Imagine Impact program, The Writers Lab and the Indie Memphis Black Screenwriter's Residency Program. Jessica was selected as a fellow for The Blackhouse Foundation's Producers Lab based upon a television series she developed.

Over the course of her career, Jessica has written, produced and directed content for various organizations, networks and studios including Magic Johnson Enterprises, ECODEO, KNBC and Warner Brothers. She served as Producer on The Africa Channel's Telly Award-winning series "World Wide Nate: African Adventures." And Most recently, Jessica served as Executive Producer and Writer on The Africa Channel series titled "Escape with Nate: In Search of Black Utopia. Her content has aired on various networks and streamers including Starz, Showtime, HBO/Cinemax Latin America, and Netflix.

Jessica's career began as the Production Coordinator for Herzog & Company. However, her responsibilities quickly escalated and she began to work as a Production Manager/Line Producer for several of the company's PSAs, television pilots, and DVD/EPK special shoots for clients including Universal Studios, Walt Disney Studios and Warner Brothers.

In addition to her various film and TV projects, Jessica has also produced, written and directed several short form documentaries and DVD special features for Warner Brothers titles including TROY: THE DIRECTOR'S CUT, FOOL'S GOLD, NIP TUCK SEASONS 4 & 5, WE ARE MARSHALL and THE CLOSER SEASON 3. She directed a brand-driven TV show episode on KNBC about the La Victoria brand.
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    Something Is Killing Tate (2008)
    Something Is Killing Tate
    7.0
    • Producer
    • 2008
    Hope's Choice (2004)
    Hope's Choice
    8.1
    Short
    • Producer
    • 2004
    Justin Baker, Aliza Pearl, and Ariana Farina in You Don't Look Sick
    You Don't Look Sick
    TV Series
    • Producer
      Far from the Tree
      • Producer

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        Producer



        • You Don't Look Sick
          • executive producer
          • Post-production
          • TV Series



        • Daheli Hall in Spadura (2025)
          Spadura
          • consulting producer
          • 2025
        • Hip Hop Treasures (2023)
          Hip Hop Treasures
          7.6
          TV Series
          • Senior Story Producer
          • 2023
        • Profiled: The Black Man (2022)
          Profiled: The Black Man
          1.7
          TV Series
          • supervising producer
          • 2022
        • Escape with Nate: In Search of Black Utopia (2021)
          Escape with Nate: In Search of Black Utopia
          TV Series
          • executive producer
          • 2021
        • My Father Belize (2019)
          My Father Belize
          8.1
          Short
          • producer
          • 2019
        • Nathan Fluellen in World Wide Nate: African Adventures (2017)
          World Wide Nate: African Adventures
          9.3
          TV Series
          • Story Producer
          • producer (2017-2018)
          • 2017
        • The Art of Interrogation
          Video
          • producer
          • 2008
        • Something Is Killing Tate (2008)
          Something Is Killing Tate
          7.0
          • producer
          • 2008
        • MovieReal: We Are Marshall
          7.8
          TV Movie
          • associate producer
          • 2006
        • Return of the Thundering Herd: The Story That Inspired 'We Are Marshall'
          7.5
          Video
          • associate producer
          • 2006
        • Hope's Choice (2004)
          Hope's Choice
          8.1
          Short
          • producer
          • 2004

        Additional Crew



        • Pawn (2019)
          Pawn
          Short
          • production consultant (uncredited)
          • 2019
        • Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics (2010)
          Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
          7.6
          Video
          • transcriber
          • 2010
        • Starz Special: On the Set of 'Glory Road'
          TV Movie
          • production coordinator
          • 2006
        • Sci Fi Inside: 'Serenity' (2005)
          Sci Fi Inside: 'Serenity'
          8.0
          TV Movie
          • production coordinator
          • 2005
        • Jodie Foster in Starz Special: On the Set of 'Flightplan' (2005)
          Starz Special: On the Set of 'Flightplan'
          5.6
          TV Movie
          • production coordinator
          • 2005
        • Showtime Special: The Longest Yard
          5.1
          TV Movie
          • production coordinator
          • 2005
        • Everybody Loves Raymond: The Last Laugh (2005)
          Everybody Loves Raymond: The Last Laugh
          8.3
          TV Movie
          • production coordinator
          • 2005
        • HBO First Look (1992)
          HBO First Look
          6.2
          TV Series
          • production coordinator
          • 2004–2005

        Writer



        • You Don't Look Sick
          • created by (creator)
          • Post-production
          • TV Series



        • Escape with Nate: In Search of Black Utopia (2021)
          Escape with Nate: In Search of Black Utopia
          TV Series
          • head writer
          • 2021
        • From Harvest to Table: The Story of the LA Victoria Brand
          TV Movie
          • Writer
          • 2012
        • The Art of Interrogation
          Video
          • Writer
          • 2008

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          • Jessica L. Funches

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