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Tessa Blake is an award-winning filmmaker and a prolific television director (American Horror Story; Matlock; 9-1-1). Chosen as one of eight women for AFI’s prestigious Directing Workshop for Women, Tessa’s films have premiered at Cannes, Woodstock and SXSW, have won awards at Nantucket Film Festival and the Human Rights Watch Film Festival, have been honored by the Academy, and been released theatrically.

Her theatrical feature film If I Tell You - a coming of age drama starring Carol Kane - opened to acclaim in twenty-three cities across the US.
 
As a writer, she has enjoyed script deals with ABC, NBC, FOX and Warner Brothers. Currently, she has a series set up in Europe, which explores the history of female espionage in WWII. 
 
Tessa has directed plays for Naked Angels Theater Company and The Atlantic Theater Company, is a proud alumna of the 24 Hour Plays, and a founding advisor for The Moth.