Laura Jean was born in the Bronx and raised in the Northwest. She learned the art of filmmaking through an eclectic self fashioned education that includes a BFA in photography, painting and printmaking, a three year sojourn of studying art in Florence Italy, an MA in Italian Cinema, and a Ph.D. ABD in Film Studies at the University of Washington. The inspiration of “One Night” stems from the question, “what would you do with yourself the day after you took a human life.” From there the writer/director just needed the how, why and who. “One Night” is Laura Jean’s sixth short film.