Jessi Gutch

Jessi Gutch (she/they) is an award winning writer/director, who makes films whilst also trying not to die of an incurable ovarian cancer called Sertoli-Leydig. She is interested in reflexive films about big political ideas that don’t take themselves too seriously. Jessi’s work touches on themes of grief, mortality, psychogeography, nostalgia, compassion, and community, always trying to imagine something with more nuance, empathy, humour and unknowingness. In 2026, they are nominated in the 2026 Arts Foundation Awards for non-fiction film, and in 2025 Jessi’s debut non-fiction feature, Blue Has No Borders, premiered in the International First Feature Competition at Sheffield DocFest 2025, and was BIFA longlisted for the Debut Documentary Director award.