Jess Plus None

Directed By Mandy Fabian

A recently heartbroken, electronics-addicted woman is the reluctant maid-of-honor at her best friend’s off-the-grid wedding in the woods, where she's forced to confront her ex-girlfriend, all of her more successful college friends, and every horrible choice she’s made in her life so far. But a chance meeting with a mysterious park ranger teaches Jess that the strongest force of nature at this wedding...might be her. JESS PLUS NONE is a modern day Big Chill meets Bridesmaids good tim...

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JESS PLUS NONE tells the story of a reluctant maid-of-honor who attends an off-the-grid wedding

in the woods and must confront her perfect ex-girlfriend, her more successful college friends, and

every single one of her terrible life choices. Jess is bereft. The love of her life, Samantha, broke up with

her and won’t return calls. Now, Jess must ditch the guy she’s shame-dating before she sees Sam

again at her best friend’s camp wedding--although are they still friends? Jess hasn’t heard from

Melanie in months and worse, Mel is marrying a frat-boy hedge-fund managing bro, when she

used to be a feminist. Melanie hopes to heal old wounds by forcing everyone into the woods—no

cell phones, no Google, just warm fireside chats and pooping in camp toilets. Wendy is excited to

support Melanie and get a break from her life as a prisoner...er, mother. Peter’s missed his friends

but never misses a party, much to the chagrin of his older boyfriend. Hugh, the former dork turned rockstar,

made it in the music business but never made it with Wendy...something he hopes to rectify this weekend.


Written and directed by Mandy Fabian, JESS PLUS NONE is a modern day homage to slapstick comedy, in the spirit of The Big Chill and Bridesmaids, full of laughs and heart. It was produced by Sarah Chaney,

Heather Olt, and Mandy June Turpin. The ensemble cast features Abby Miller (‘Jess’), Marielle

Scott (‘Melanie’), Rory O'Malley (Peter), Shalim Ortiz (Hugh) and Matt Walsh (‘Ranger’).


Mandy Fabian directed The Young Hillary Diaries, Lifetime’s first digital series, and co-created the Amazon series Dropping the Soap, which won Jane Lynch an Emmy for Best Actress in a Short Form Original. She was chosen for the Sony Television Directing Program, named "Best New Filmmaker of the Year" by NewFilmmakers LA, and was chosen as one of six directors to lead an all-female crew for the 2020 Women's Weekend Film Challenge. Her first feature film, Jess Plus None, a modern day Big Chill meets Bridesmaids, was called a "laugh-out-loud comedy" by TimeOut London, so really it's all downhill from here. Mandy lives in London with her husband Patrick, her two daughters and an intimidating array of reusable water bottles.

BFI Flare 2023

Frameline Film Festival 2023

Denizen Theatre, New Paltz, NY

Film Scene, Iowa City, IA

Powerhouse Theatre, Walla Walla, WA

Best Narrative Feature - Imagine This Film Festival, NYC 2023

Jury Award and Audience Award - Woods Hole Film Festival 2023

Directors Choice and Audience Choice Award - Palm Springs Diverse Cinema Fest 2023

Best Feature - Safflicks Film Festival 2024

"It’s really good fun…one of those big laugh-out-loud films!"
Time Out London
"Miller is a talent on the rise...the writer-director offers a well-thought-out narrative with something to say about love, especially for a debut feature."
Film Threat
"It's great to see a bisexual character depicted without any fuss over her orientation. It's also a delight to watch a comedy that is funny, but also has a few interesting things to say about relationships and the necessity to like oneself first."
Edge Media Network

Jess - Abby Miller

Mel - Marielle Scott

Peter - Rory O'Malley

Nate - Tate Ellington

Ranger Dan - Matt Walsh