Rachel Annette Helson

Rachel Annette Helson is a director in New York. She is repped by Gordon MacDonald, Daniel Perry + Steve Roy @ Buchwald. Her feature film directing credits include THE ENGAGEMENT DRESS (2023,) HOW TO LIVE YOUR BEST DEATH (2022) and YOU’RE NOT SAFE HERE (2021.) Most recently, she directed the short drama GOOD DAUGHTER written by Jesse Harris (Jessica Jones) and starring Samantha Sloyan (Midnight Mass, Grey’s Anatomy.) Her 2019 short film HATCHED (starring Melissa Ponzio) was chosen as a Bitpix Short of the Week, an Official Selection of HollyShorts, an Official Selection of StudioFest - where she was a finalist director - and a Film Shortage Daily Short Pick. She was named a New Director to Watch by Shoot Online Magazine and is a current member of the Alliance of Women Directors and Film Fatales. As a character-driven director, Rachel is heavily influenced by her acting background. Select credits include: FULL CIRCLE (directed by Steven Soderbergh - TRIBECA 2023 PREMIERE,) THE KNICK, LAW & ORDER: SVU, POWER and the Netflix film THE POLKA KING (SUNDANCE PREMIERE.) Rachel holds the proud distinction of being the Youngest Producer in Broadway history to be Nominated for a Tony Award for her work on Neil LaBute’s REASONS TO BE PRETTY - and has been featured in publications like the New York Times, Backstage and Forbes.