Jess Desvarieux

Jess Desvarieux is a former Time Magazine award-winning journalist and now a screenwriter and director based in Washington, DC.

​She is the co-creator, head writer, and director of the comedy web series MOONIE. The series was nominated for a Queerties* award for Best Web Series and screened in fourteen national and international film festivals.

She co-wrote the screenplay, Butch Baby Mama, with her sister and creative partner, Moonie. This movie was a finalist in Stage 32’s Best Comedic Screenplay competition, and they were selected to participate at TIFF's Inside Out Finance Forum where they pitched to major executives at Netflix, Neon and A24, to name a few.

The dynamic duo also have their own podcast called A Good Laugh - a podcast centered on how humor isn’t just an escape but a path to healing and resistance.