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Jessica Harrop is executive director of <a href="https://www.sandboxfilms.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sandbox Films</a> and an Emmy- and Peabody Award-winning documentary producer who has dedicated her career to inspiring passion about science through film. In her role at Sandbox Films, she oversees all project decisions and company strategy and acts as an executive producer across Sandbox Films’ documentary slate  — including Oscar-nominated Fire of Love; Sundance Special Jury-Prize winning All Light, Everywhere; Emmy-winning Fathom; and Fireball, a documentary directed by Werner Herzog. Jessica has produced content for a variety of outlets including Netflix, Showtime, Discovery, National Geographic, and PBS. As an establishing partner of Sandbox Films, Jessica’s passion for science storytelling shines through in each project she produces. She holds a degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and a Certificate in Theater from Princeton University, where she also co-taught an undergraduate film course on communicating climate change. Jessica is a member of both PGA and WGA and she serves on the board of Reel Works Teen Filmmaking. (Photo by Ruvan Wijesooriya.)

Jessica Harrop

Film

Finding the Magic and Humanity in Science on the Big Screen

Fire of Love