Jessica Vale

Jessica Vale is an American documentary director, producer, editor and musician.[1][2]

Formative years

Vale was born circa 1979 in the community of Abington, which is located in Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.[3][4] She graduated from Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 2000 with a degree in media and film.[5]

Career

Vale's filmography includes the multi-award-winning[6] documentary Small Small Thing (2013),[7][8][9][10] TV series Surviving Death (Netflix) and Wrong Man (Starz),[11] and the film The Sounding (2017)[12] among other projects. As a musician, she has released two studio albums which included two billboard charting dance singles.[13]

During the early years of the twenty-first century, she was a resident of New York City, where she worked in video production.[14][15]

Filmography

Director
  • 2013: Small Small Thing
  • 2013: Al Jazeera Witness: Small Small Thing (TV)

Producer
  • 2013: Small Small Thing
  • 2013: Al Jazeera Witness: Small Small Thing

Awards
  • 2014 Grand Jury Prize, Rated SR Film Festival
  • 2014 Women Film Critics Circle Award
  • 2014 Vanya Exerjian Award
  • 2014 Special Jury Prize, Pan African Film Festival
  • 2013 Best International Documentary, Bronze Lens Film Festival
  • 2013 Best Documentary, Kansas International Film Festival
  • 2013 Best Documentary, Montreal International Black Film Festival
  • 2013 Best Documentary, Baghdad International Film Festival
  • 2013 Best Documentary, First Glance Film Festival
  • 2013 Special Mention, Dallas International Film Festival

Band members
  • Jessica Vale - Vocals
  • Ivan Evangelista - Guitar
  • Matthew St. Joseph - Bass
  • Randy Schrager - Drums

Discography

Brand New Disease (October 16, 2007)

  1. Black and Blue
  2. Lonely Life
  3. Exit 12
  4. Brand New Disease
  5. No Soul
  6. Verses from the Rooftop
  7. Night in Sarajevo
  8. Time Stand Still
  9. You Don't Wanna Know
  10. Mirror Check
  11. Together Alone

The Sex Album (2005)

  1. Intro
  2. Welcome
  3. Boy in Black
  4. The One Over There is All Mine
  5. Look Pretty
  6. Sweet 16
  7. Breather
  8. Sarajevo
  9. Disco Libido (Radio Mix)
  10. Microphone
  11. Exit
  12. Boy in Black (Saphin Remix)
  13. Disco Boy (Infinite Volume Remix)
  14. Disco Libido (Clean Radio Mix)
  15. Boy in Black (Clean)

Disco Libido Remixed EP (2006)

  1. Disco Libido (Dave Audé Future Disco Mix)
  2. Disco Libido (Josh Harris Remix)
  3. Disco Boy (Infinite Volume IDM Mix)
  4. Disco Libido (Dirty Evangelist Mix)
  5. Disco Libido (JL Cohen Dungeon Mix)
  6. Disco Libido (Dave Audé Future Disco Edit)
  7. Disco Libido (Dave Audé Future Disco Dub)

Brand New Disease Remixed (2007)

  1. Brand New Disease (Jody Den Broeder Club Mix)
  2. Brand New Disease (Jody Den Broeder Club Edit).aif
  3. Brand New Disease (Jody Den Broeder Club Instrumental)
  4. Brand New Disease (McGowan & Moss EMpulsive Mix)
  5. Brand New Disease (McGowan & Moss EMpulsive Edit)
  6. Brand New Disease (McGowan EMpulsive Tribal Dub)
  7. Brand New Disease (McGowan & Moss Padapella)
  8. Brand New Disease

References
  1. "Jessica Vale". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  2. "FirstGlance Film Festival," in "Feels like festivals." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Philadelphia Inquirer, September 20, 2013 (subscription required).
  3. Hiltbrand, David. "Listening to the mating game." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 19, 2005.
  4. Gross, Dan. "'Sex Album' getting lots of play." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Philadelphia Daily News, February 22, 2006.
  5. "Jessica Vale hits Billboard Music Charts". The Temple News. 2007-11-06. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  6. Small Small Thing - IMDb, retrieved 2021-01-03
  7. Gates, Anita (2014-06-06). "A Culture of Child Rape in Liberia (Published 2014)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  8. "There are Many Reasons to See the Very Difficult Small Small Thing | The Village Voice". www.villagevoice.com. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  9. "Documentary details Olivia Zinnah's story". MSNBC.com. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  10. "FirstGlance Film Festival," in "Feels like festivals," The Philadelphia Inquirer, September 20, 2013.
  11. "Jessica Vale". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  12. The Sounding (2017) - IMDb, retrieved 2021-01-03
  13. "Jessica Vale hits Billboard Music Charts". The Temple News. 2007-11-06. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  14. Hiltbrand, "Listening to the mating game," The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 19, 2005.
  15. "Jessica Vale hits Billboard Music Charts". The Temple News. 2007-11-06. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
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