About
Jessica Hernández is an Emmy and Peabody award winning editor whose work ranges from scripted television to documentaries and narrative features.
Her films include: BOMB IT (Tribeca 2007), THE GARDEN (Oscar nom 2008), KARMA CALLING (Best Feature New Jersey Film Fest 2009), BHUTTO (Competition Sundance 2010, Emmy nom, Peabody 2011), TREATMENT (Tribeca 2011), THE PUNK SINGER (SXSW 2013), and THE BOY BAND CON (SXSW 2019).
Most recently Jessica has been working in scripted television. Her 2021/2022 projects include Adam McKay’s WINNING TIME: THE RISE OF THE LAKER DYNASTY, Ava DuVernay's COLIN in B&W and the Emmy winning BLACK LADY SKETCH SHOW.
Jessica is a proud member of American Cinema Editors and over the course of her career has garnered many noteworthy accolades. First selected as a Film Independent Fellow, she was mentored by Emmy award winning director Leslie Linka Glatter. Jessica then went on to be nominated for the Grand Jury Prize and Best Editing Award at the Sundance Film Festival, as well as earning a Peabody Award for her work on BHUTTO. She most recently won an Emmy for editing BLACK LADY SKETCH SHOW.