Gabrielle Demeestere

Born and raised in Paris, Gabrielle Demeestere is a New York-based writer/director with more than five years experience directing short films and commercials. Most recently, she wrote and directed a segment of the feature film The Color of Time, based on the poetry of C.K. Williams, starring James Franco, Jessica Chastain, and Mila Kunis. Demeestere's short film The Last Cigarette was broadcast on PBS. She has also directed and produced several branded films for Calvin Klein, Vita Coco and Moxie Pictures' "I Love New York" campaign. Gabrielle holds a BA in Literature from Yale and an MFA from NYU's graduate filmmaking programs. Yosemite is her first feature film.

Mill Valley Film Festival