Jacqueline Xerri is a New York-based writer, director, and editor telling female-driven narratives that explore identity through a surreal, often darkly comedic lens, while interrogating the larger societal forces that shape girlhood. Raised in Long Island’s suburbs, her adolescence was defined by restlessness, rebellion, and longing — a foundation for the stories she tells today. As a professional editor with a subversive visual style, she crafts films that blend gritty realism with whimsical surrealism, exploring the uncomfortable truths of growing up and the romantic inner worlds we create to survive them.
 

She's a graduate of the highly selective College of Motion Picture Arts at Florida State University continued her education with Corey Mandell's Professional Screenwriting Workshops. In 2021, Jacqueline wrote, directed, and co-edited the short film Monkey Bars, executive produced by Ethan Lazar (The Witch) and featuring Millie Shapiro (Hereditary). It was nominated for Best Narrative Short at NFFTY 2022 and named Critics' Choice at the Cinema Femme Short Film Festival 2021.

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Her screenplay, The Year the World Ended, was a semifinalist at the CineStory Feature Retreat & Fellowship 2023 and the Screencraft Screenwriting Fellowship 2025, a quarterfinalist at the 2025 Atlanta Film Festival, and a finalist at the Imagine This Women's Film Festival. The script received two 8s on the Black List, placing it in the top 1% of screenplays on blcklist.com. The Year the World Ended is also top 1% on Coverfly.

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Jacqueline works as a TV commercial editor and director at the NYC production company, Yacht Club Films, where she recently made her television directing debut with a national spot for Vagisil. Other commercial clients include Etsy, Dunkin’ Donuts, Denny’s, and more. She also directs and edits music videos, collaborating with artists such as Ivri (SoundOn) and Laila! on her viral single Not My Problem.