Jennifer Esposito, known for her roles in Law & Order, NCIS, and Blue Bloods, has emerged as a formidable force behind the camera with her film Fresh Kills, which she wrote, directed, produced, and starred in.
The film, a deeply personal and groundbreaking take on the mafia genre told through the eyes of women, draws on Jennifer’s childhood experiences growing up around families involved in organized crime and the rage she witnessed in the young women of those circles.
As she navigated Hollywood, Jennifer came to recognize that same rage within herself, born not from crime but from systemic sexism and a lack of agency — a theme central to the film’s message about breaking generational trauma and finding one’s voice. The story is not about the mafia, she says, but about empowerment and self-expression in a world that silences women.
