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FILMWORK

I am US-based cinematographer, editor, and producer specializing in wildlife, expedition, and conservation stories. I have worked on multiple award-winning character-driven documentaries and bring over a decade of backcountry experience to each shoot. 

I am a certified Wilderness First Responder, able to travel internationally for work, and have a background in experiential education to create K-12 programming for impact distribution campaigns. I have my MFA in Film and Media Arts from American University with a concentration in Wildlife, Environmental, and Social Impact Filmmaking. 

This is a collection of my previous work, and I am available for hire on new projects.

My 2024 reel is available upon request. 

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CREDITS

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2024: Apparent Winds | S/V Resilience, B&B Wonderworks

- Cinematographer

 

2024: Cheese Show (W.T.) | Paper Palace 

- Cinematographer 

 

2024: The Grand Salmon | Ripple Skip Collective

- Director, Producer, Cinematographer, Editor

2023: A River Called Home* | Jess Wiegandt Productions

- Director, Producer, Editor

2023: Cattle and Conservation | Mountain Castles SWCD

- Producer, 2nd Camera, Editor

2022: Troubled Tributary: Maryland's Patuxent River* | 568 Productions

- Director, Producer, Cinematographer, Editor

2022: Upstream, Downriver* | Blue Bear Films

- Additional Cinematography

2021: Not A Fairy Tale | Jess Wiegandt Productions

- Producer, Director of Photography, Editor

2020: All Year, All Weather | Pisgah Collective

- Producer, Director of Photography, Editor

Full CV available upon request. Contact jessicawiegandt@gmail.com.

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