Rachel Weise is an LA-based writer-producer, executive, and educator focused on character-driven film and television. An AFI Conservatory graduate, she has developed projects as a creative executive at Maniac Productions (CHOIR, CODEBLACK) and produced work for the Disney/AFI Underrepresented Storytellers Initiative and AFI’s Directing Workshop for Women. She is currently producing her own slate, including JUNKIE, executive produced by Patty Jenkins and premiered at AFI Fest 2025.