Credits :
Narrative
Stranger, Brother (2024) Short Film - Producer
End Pointe (2024) Short Film - Producer
MISS INK (2023) Online Documentary Series - Production Manager (Melbourne)
Yesterday Island (2023) Feature Film - 2nd AD
Time Addicts (2022) Feature Film - Producer
Don’t Come In…Yet! (2021) Short Film - Producer
Voices in Deep (2021) Feature Film - Co-Producer
Slant (2021) Feature Film - Producer
Paper Champions (2020) Feature Film - Line Producer
Lazarus (2019) Musical/Live Performance - Producer of visual projection/films Film
The Boy Who Cried Mud (2019) Short - 1st AD
Dark Places | (2018) Horror Anthology
- Scout, Dir. Kodie Bedford - Production Manager
- Killer Native, Dir. Bjorn Stewart - Production Coordinator
- Vale Light, Dir. Rob Braslin - Production Coordinator
- Foe, Dir. Liam Phillips - Production Coordinator
Everyone’s A Critic (2018) TV Series documentary - Production Assistant
Art of Incarceration (2018) Documentary - Camera Operator
West of Sunshine (2017) Feature - Associate Producer
The Doctor Blake Mysteries (2017) TV Series - Assistant Production coordinator - 4 episodes
A Static Wind (2016) Short - Producer
Hood Food Guide (2016) Web Series - Producer, Cam Op.
Heather Harlowe (2016) Fashion Film - Director
Olympic Nick: A Donutumentary (2015) Documentary Short - Producer
The Saints of St Kilda (2015) Documentary Short - Cam Op
The Taxi Driver (2015) Documentary Short - Cam Op
The Busker (2015) Documentary Short - Cam Op
Bottled (2014) Short - Producer
Music Videos
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard - Catching Smoke - Producer | Dir. Danny Cohen
Sampa the Great - Times Up - Producer | Dir. Sanjay De Silva
KYE- Tuesday - Producer | Dir. Sanjay De Silva
Remi - Brain - Producer | Dir. Barun Chatterjee
Loose Tooth - All Colours Gone - Producer | Dir. Gianna Mazzeo
Amy Shark - I Said Hi - Producer | Dir. Nicholas Waterman
Sampa the Great - Black Girl Magik - Producer | Dir. Sanjay De Silva
Sampa the Great - Road to BEE9 - Producer | Dir. Sanjay De Silva
Commercial
JUDO BANK Brand Campaign 2023, Producer, Production Company: Wildebeest Films, Agency: Howatson and Co
Specsavers - Fred Hollows NZ Stills and Content Campaign 2023, Producer. Agency: Sunday Gravy
Nandos Festive Sharing Stills Campaign 2023, Producer. Agency: Sunday Gravy
Nike x Rebel Sport | The Summer Edit 2022, Producer. Agency: Sunday Gravy
Chemist Warehouse - Foster Grant TVC, Production Manager, 1st AD. Production Company: RollaFilms
ANZ -Financial Wellbeing TVCs, 1st AD. Production Company: RollaFilms
PLATYPUS SHOES - Back to School 2020, Producer/ 1st AD. Production Company: Hats off Content
AUSWALK - The Reasons I Walk, Producer/1st AD. Production Company: Monster & Bear
LCHS - Get Back to What Matters, Production Manager. Production Company: Hats off Content
AUSTRALIAN GREENS - Levelling the Playing Field TVCs, Producer/1st AD. Production Company: Monster & Bear
VICKS - VapoDrops + Cough TVC, Producer. Production Company: Monster & Bear Monster & Bear
GROSSI - Brand Film, Producer. Production Company: Monster & Bear
CHEMIST WAREHOUSE - Healthy Break/Beauty Break TVCs (2016), Production Coordinator. Production Company: SilverSpoon Productions
Stills Photography
West of Sunshine (2017) Feature Film
Barren (2017) Short
Chinese-Australian. Queer. Producer. Filmmaker. Sometimes photographer.
Tessa is a recognised emerging producer, selected for the Ones to Watch program in 2023 and featured in IF Magazine's 2024 list of Rising Talent. Since 2020, she has produced three feature films at Exile Entertainment, including 'Time Addicts' (2023), distributed by Umbrella Entertainment; 'Voices in Deep' (2023), showcased at MIFF and SXSW Sydney; and 'Slant' (2022). Her portfolio includes ARIA-nominated music videos and short films exhibited at major Australian and international festivals. Currently, Tessa is mentored by ARCADIA's Lisa Shaunessy and is an independent producer, developing a slate of short and feature film projects.
At Exile Entertainment, Tessa produced three feature films within three years, starting in 2020. 'Time Addicts' (2023, Umbrella Entertainment/Kaleidoscope Film Distribution) was released in cinemas nationwide and was the winner of Best Australian Feature Film at the 2023 Monsterfest. ‘Voices in Deep' (2023), starring Angeliki Papoulia (Dogtooth, The Lobster), premiered at MIFF. ‘Slant (2022)’, starring Sigrid Thornton, had a limited theatrical release across Australia. Her portfolio boasts ARIA-nominated music videos (Sampa the Great, Amy Shark) showcased at major Australian (MIFF, Flickerfest, St Kilda FF, Sydney Lift Off FF) and international festivals such as Dances With Films and New York Shorts International FF.
Tessa's collaborations extend to multimedia projects such as the video projection design for David Bowie's musical 'Lazarus' with award-winning director Natasha Pincus. Her long-form credits include the AACTA-nominated Venice Film Festival premiering ‘West of Sunshine’, the Screen Australia-supported horror anthology' Dark Place', and the documentary ‘The Art of Incarceration’, highlighting the over-representation of Indigenous Australians in the prison system, which was released globally on Netflix.
Tessa has been selected for professional development programs, including a production placement in 2016 through Vicscreen on The Doctor Blake Mysteries (ABC) as an Assistant Production Coordinator. In 2021, she participated in the SBS and Screen Australia-funded 'Digital Originals' initiative developing the queer web series' Unicorn Hunters’ with creator Rae Perks. Tessa was selected as one of only 12 up-and-coming early-career producers by Screen Producers Australia's Ones to Watch cohort for 2023 and is being mentored by Lisa Shaunessy of Arcadia.
Her academic background includes a Bachelor of Film and Digital Media from Deakin University and a Graduate Certificate in Creative Business obtained from the Compton School at the University of Canberra.
"I prioritise genuine collaborations and authentic partnerships, always keeping international resonance, audience engagement, and personal challenges at the forefront. My ultimate vision is to champion underrepresented voices on a global cinematic platform, ensuring that they lead the way."