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Variety: ‘Cookster: The Darkest Days’ Lands at Sky
Variety reports Cookster: The Darkest Days has landed at Sky for the U.K. & Ireland rollout—read the trade item and get project details here. PRESSBEE

JoAnn Hess
Oct 181 min read


Cookster: The Darkest Days Official Trailer
“COOKSTER: THE DARKEST DAYS”, a "Silent D Pictures" production, in co-production with "JC Pictures"; a film by Stephen Roach.
Directed by: Stephen Roach
Story by: Jason Cook
Written by: JoAnn Hess
Produced by: Djonny Chen & Jason Cook

JoAnn Hess
Sep 21 min read


Hudson Life Magazine: September Feature
Thank you, Hudson Life Magazine, for the September feature on my latest projects and the hustle behind them.

JoAnn Hess
Sep 11 min read


Family First, Magic Second
Elemental powers matter—but family is the engine.

JoAnn Hess
Sep 11 min read


Building a Conspiracy You Can Touch
Our tactile rules for a modern conspiracy.

JoAnn Hess
Sep 11 min read


Writing Toward Truth (Not Shock)
Why dignity beats sensationalism in Cookster: The Darkest Days.

JoAnn Hess
Sep 11 min read


The Line That Hooked Us
One sentence that made the mob look like child’s play.

JoAnn Hess
Sep 11 min read
MovieBark interview. Conversation about my award winning scripts GO ASK ALICE and ZERO-DAY
A phenomenal and exciting interview with host and Austin Revolution Film Festival Director James Christopher. We chat about the scripts,...

JoAnn Hess
Aug 22, 20191 min read
First "on-air" inteview
During the Horror Hotel Film festival, I had the double pleasure of representing a wonderful short, DEBRIS , written and directed by a...

JoAnn Hess
Oct 11, 20161 min read
Capturing the Emotional Journey
What a night and what a championship! The Cleveland Cavaliers come back from an unprecedented 3-1 deficit to clinch the NBA title and...

JoAnn Hess
Jun 20, 20162 min read
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