Jessica Earnshaw | |
|---|---|
| Born | Vancouver Island |
| Occupation(s) | Director, cinematographer, photographer |
| Years active | 2011–present |
Jessica Earnshaw is an Canadian American-based documentary film director and photographer. She has directed and produced Jacinta (2020) and Baby Doe (2025). As a photographer, her work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal , The New York Times , Mother Jones , The Marshall Project , National Geographic and NPR .
Earnshaw was born on Vancouver Island. [1] [2] She attended International Center of Photography. [3]
Earnshaw worked as a junior photo editor for Time . [4]
As a photographer, Earnshaw's work has been featured in The New York Times focusing on a children's prom at Montefiore Einstein Medical Center, [5] The Wall Street Journal focusing on Coachella in 2015 and 2016, [6] [7] NPR focusing on women in prison, [8] The Marshall Project and Mother Jones focusing on life after prison. [9] and National Geographic focusing on aging inmates. [10] She also worked as a photographer for Vancouver Magazine. [11]
As a documentarian, Earnshaw has directed Jacinta which focuses on a mother and daughter being incarcerated together. [12] The film was released in October 2021, by ABC News Studios and Hulu. [13]
In 2025, Earnshaw directed and produced Baby Doe focusing on Gail Ritchey as her life becomes shattered when DNA evidence links her to the death of her child thirty years prior. [14] It had its world premiere at South by Southwest in March 2025. [15]