Press
Selected press & coverage, organized by project — reviews, interviews, features, and news.
JessZilla
Feature Documentary (2023) · Dir. Emily Sheskin
Reviews
- Sportsish—JessZilla: Perhaps the Most Important Sports Documentary You Could Ever Watch
- Beyond the Cinerama Dome—'JessZilla' Never Pulls its Punches
- Film Threat—JessZilla10/10
- Film Focus Online—'JessZilla' Review: A Powerful and Deeply Moving Portrait of a Real-Life Hero
- In Their Own League—Review: JessZilla4 stars
- Film Business—REVIEW: JessZilla – Triumphant Documentary of a Boxing Icon
- NUVO—JessZilla
Interviews & Features
- Cinema Femme—This Was the Fight: Emily Sheskin on 'JessZilla'
- Atlanta Film Festival—ATLFF Alumni Spotlight: Emily Sheskin
- Made in Shoreditch—Director Emily Sheskin Talks JessZilla, Courage, and Compassionate Filmmaking
- Vague Visages—JessZilla Interview: A Conversation with Filmmaker Emily Sheskin
- High Plains Reader—Collecting Movies With Emily Sheskin
- Boxing Insider—Boxing Documentary: JessZilla – 3X National Champion
Livestreams with GrandmaPuzzles
Short Documentary (2024) · Dir. Emily Sheskin
Interviews & Podcasts
- Beyond the Cinerama Dome—CIFF 2025: Emily Sheskin Puts Together Pieces of 'Livestreams with GrandmaPuzzles'
- The Moveable Fest—Emily Sheskin on Putting It All Together in 'Livestreams with GrandmaPuzzles'
- The Oscar Project (Substack)—Filmmaker Interview with Emily Sheskin – 'Livestreams with GrandmaPuzzles'
- Bond on Cinema (iHeart)—Director Emily Sheskin's Feel-Good Short LIVESTREAMS WITH GRANDMAPUZZLES
Reviews & Features
- We Love Short Film—The Rise of a Twitch Streaming Jigsaw Solver Is Documented in Emily Sheskin's LIVESTREAMS WITH GRANDMAPUZZLES
- Read This (UK)—Documentary About a Senior Twitch Streaming Jigsaw Puzzler Screens at CIFF
- Overly Honest Movie Reviews—One Streamer Redefines What Community Looks Like5 stars
Girl Boxer
Short Documentary — New York Times Op-Docs (2017) · Dir. Emily Sheskin
Press & Features
- BOOOOOOOM TV—'Girl Boxer' by Emily Sheskin
- Women You Should Know—Watch: Short Film About A 10-Year-Old 'Girl Boxer' Training To Be A Professional Fighter
- Amy Poehler's Smart Girls (Medium)—Jesselyn Silva — aka JessZilla — is an 11-Year-Old Boxer with Olympic Dreams
- The New York Times — Op-Docs (YouTube)—Girl Boxer: A 10-Year-Old Breaking Barriers | Op-Docs
- Shortverse—Girl Boxer
- Directors Notes—JessZilla by Emily Sheskin // Documentary