Amy Hesketh

Born in Bangor, Maine, Amy attended Bard College and Goddard College, receiving a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Art and Art History in 2002 from Goddard College.

Amy joined Pachamama Films in October 2005 to work as an actress on the documentary for National Geographic Outbreak Investigation: Curse of the Black Typhus.

She later participated in the production of three new documentaries: Vientos Negros, Misiones, and a documentary about the work of the Prefectura del Departamento del Beni, all of them in Beni, Bolivia.

In 2008 she shot her first film, which was released in July of 2010, Sirwiñakuy, starring Veronica Paintoux and Jac Avila. She also produced and acted in The Spectres of Blood Castle, directed by Jac Avila, starring Jac Avila, Amy Hesketh and Veronica Paintoux in 2008.

In 2010 she shot Barbazul, her second feature film. That same year she produced and starred in the Jac Avila film, Maleficarum, in a uniquely challenging role.

At the beginning of 2011, Amy wrote and directed Le Marquis de la Croix, with Decadent Cinema.

Presently, Amy is writing two scripts and has hopes to direct a fourth film this year.

You can read what Amy has to say on her blog HERE