Biography

Jackie Sheppard is a Producer of features, television drama series and shorts, known for the features Escape from Pretoria (2020) and Africa United (2010), the TV series Testament (2025), and the multi-award winning short film I Am Sami (2014). With experience of filming in overseas locations (South Africa, Rwanda, Burundi, Kurdistan (N Iraq), Ireland, Australia) as well as in the UK she has produced films that have won over 70 awards around the world. Many of the shorts she has produced, including the BAFTA Cymru nominated Only Child (2016), have been part of Footprint Film's consultancy to the short film fund The Pitch which works with emerging filmmakers.
- IMDb mini biography by: Jackie Sheppard