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Jerusha West (she/her) is a filmmaker and artist based between London and East Anglia, making psychological drama films with a distinct lyrical realist style.

Her most recent short ‘Sea Holly’, 2023 (produced by Tuli Litvak and executive-produced by Ameenah Ayub Allen, producer of acclaimed films 'Rocks', 'Ali & Ava' and ‘Typist Artist Pirate King’) is currently entering the festival circuit.

Jerusha has two upcoming films in development, and is writing her first feature length script.

Her short ‘Solidago’, 2021, was selected for Leiden Shorts 2022, Suffolk Shorts 2022 and GRRL HAUS Festival 2022. It was featured on Girls In Film, Minute Shorts, Wul Collective and chosen to appear in the editor’s choice section of BFI’s Sight & Sound magazine (March 2022 edition).

She acted professionally when she was younger, performing in numerous theatres around the UK, including Leeds Grand, Chichester, The Oxford Playhouse and The Arts Theatre, London.


After graduating from The Slade School of Fine Art in 2017, she has had work exhibited and screened in galleries including The Saatchi Gallery, Belmacz Gallery, Tramps, Arusha Gallery and more. She first discovered filmmaking at art school, and made several moving image works there including the films ‘Ice Well’ (2017) and ‘Cerebrum’ (2017) which were later exhibited in several exhibition spaces around the UK. She continues a studio practice alongside her film work.


© Jerusha West 2024