Rocket Fuel
Narrative Feature • EN • In Development • Supported by Canada Council for the Arts
A teenage girl, pushed into parenting her two younger siblings in place of her absentee parents, searches for gender euphoria as she navigates her world of firsts - including first love - in early 2000’s rural Canada. Based on the short of the same name.
Selected for the Inside Out Finance Forum 2024, Shortlisted for the Whistler Screenwriters Lab 2023 and the Outfest Screenwriting Lab 2022
Writer/Director: Jessie Posthumus
EP: Deborah Marks
Producer: Nancy Pettinicchio
Story Editor: Stephen Davis
How's Archie?
Narrative Short • EN FR • 2024 • In Development • Supported by Toronto Arts Council, Ontario Arts Council, and the Canada Council for the Arts
When Charlie and Mere go through a painful breakup, they decide to share custody of their beloved dog, Archie. As the film unfolds, Archie's unexpected behavioural shifts introduce mounting tension between the exes.
Selected for the Trans Filmmakor Mentorship Short Film Pitch Competition
Writer/Director: Jessie Posthumus
Producers: Rebeca Ortiz, Nancy Pettinicchio