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Rachel Annette Helson

Company
JORA Creative LLC.
www.joracreative.com
team@joracreative.com

A graduate of NYU Tisch, RACHEL ANNETTE HELSON is a NYC based director - with an affinity for crime dramas, whodunits + heartwarming dramas. She has been featured in the NY Times, Variety and Backstage.

MOST RECENT FEATURE FILM WORK:

2022 - THE ENGAGEMENT DRESS - TV Movie
90 Min | Romantic Comedy
Produced by Reel One
Shooting August 2022

2022 - HOW TO LIVE YOUR BEST DEATH - TV Movie
90 Min | Thriller
Produced by Synthetic Cinema + Johnson Group
Airing on Lifetime in Fall 2022

2021 - THE GIRL IN THE WINDOW - TV Movie
90 Min | Thriller
LIFETIME TV - Debuted July 31, 2021
Cast: Haskiri Velazquez (EW Breakout Star of 2021, Lead of NBC Peacock "Saved by the Bell,") Nicky Whelan ("Hall Pass") + Cleo Anthony ("She's Gotta Have It.")

OTHER NARRATIVE WORK:
Rachel's short films HATCHED (Avail: Revry Pride Month 2021 + Bitpix) starring Melissa Ponzio (Series Regular: "Teen Wolf") and DON'T DESPAIR (Avail: Vimeo) have been official selections of HollyShorts, StudioFest (Director Finalist,) Film Shortage, Louisville Film Festival and Pictures Up Film Festival.

BRANDED CONTENT:
2022 - Freelance Director of Long Form IPO Video content for San Francisco based agency Glass & Marker

ACCOLADES + AFFILIATIONS:
SHOOT Online New Director to Watch, TONY Award + Drama Desk Nominee for producing work on Broadway's "reasons to be pretty," SAG-AFTRA


 

 

 

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