Tessa Blake is an award-winning filmmaker and television director (American Horror Story, A Million Little Things, Veronica Mars). Chosen as one of eight women for AFI’s prestigious Directing Workshop for Women, Tessa’s films have premiered at Cannes and SXSW, have won awards at Nantucket Film Festival and the Human Rights Watch Film Festival, have been honored by the Academy, and been released theatrically.

As a writer, she has enjoyed script deals with ABC, NBC, FOX and Warner Brothers. 

Tessa has directed plays for Naked Angels Theater Company and The Atlantic Theater Company, is a proud alumna of the 24 Hour Plays, and a founding advisor for The Moth.