Jessica Gohlke

Jessica is a creative professional who moves freely between artistic, fundraising and project management roles. She started working with Brooklyn Fire Proof Inc. as a grant consultant and helped to secure over 1M in state grants for the rehabilitation of the P.S. 6 Center for Film & Television. She is now serving as the Director of Operations of the organization, overseeing all aspects of the “creative spaces” businesses in Brooklyn and Newburgh.

Jessica’s background includes screenwriting and directing credits on both features and short films. Screenwriting highlights include A, B, C…MANHATTAN, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and screened at the Sundance Film Festival and GOING UNDER, a dark drama starring acclaimed theater and film actor Roger Rees, which was distributed by Blue Underground. Jessica's last feature collaboration, THE DRUMMER, stars Danny Glover and was released in 2021 by 1091 Pictures. Additionally, Jessica wrote and directed three short films, one of which, features a leading-role performance by Edward Norton.