JESSICA Q. CHEN
JESSICA Q. CHEN
Emmy-Winning Producer & Post-Production Specialist

Documentaries

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Jamal Hill dreams of teaching 1 million kids to swim

At age 10, Jamal Hill discovered he had Charcot-Marie-Tooth, a hereditary motor and sensory disease. His organization, the Swim Up Hill Foundation, hopes to reach kids ages 6 and up in underserved communities to learn how to swim.

Role: Lead Producer, Editor, Camera

Caroline Marks makes surfing history

Caroline Marks is 16 years old and the youngest surfer ever to qualify for the World Surf League Championship Tour. 

Role: Camera, Producer, Editor

How chess inspires UCLA quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson

Quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson attributes much of his growth as a player to the strategies he’s learned at a chessboard.

Role: Producer

 
 

The outdoors has a diversity problem

Andrew Alexander King is an alpinist, big wave surfer, diver and explorer whose goal has been creating a space for people of color to feel included in the American outdoors.

Role: Lead Producer

This is who I Am (Trailer)

Pat Manuel is the first U.S boxer to fight as a woman and then as man.

Role: Editor, Producer

Angel city FC Inspires Youth Soccer Fans

There isn't a clear path into women’s professional soccer, so mentors like ACFC’s Jasmyne Spencer have chosen to step in.

Role: Lead Producer

Meth and murder: A new kind of drug war has made Tijuana one of the deadliest cities on Earth

As the city of Tijuana has become Mexico’s homicide capital, former military officer and mayoral candidate Julian Leyzaola is promising to get tough on crime.

Role: Camera, Producer, Editor

Mexico’s toughest cop took bullets in the fight against cartels. Now he’s seeking revenge

As the city of Tijuana has become Mexico’s homicide capital, former military officer and mayoral candidate Julian Leyzaola is promising to get tough on crime.

Role: Camera, Producer, Editor

The Syrian Toymaker Grandfather

“There’s nothing more precious than the child of your child. When I see my grandchildren playing with the things I make, I become very happy. My stress goes away.”

Role: Camera, Producer, Editor