Rhode Island born J. Poisson has always had a strong passion for film. As a child, her favorite thing to do was go to the movies. One such childhood movie, Explorers (1985), caught J's imagination so much she thought that she and her kindergardner friends, like the characters in the movie, where going to build a spaceship and explore space. To say the least, fantasy and reality had to be explained to J. about her interstellar ambitions.
Of course her ambitions remained high, J. doesn't seek the limelight of the camera but rather control of the lights and camera. She has served as Director of Photography or Lighting Director on 13 feature films and 18 short films, including serving as Director of Photography 3 features in 2013- 'Dr. Frankenstein's Hungry Dead', 'The Gilgo Beach Murders' and 'Future Justice'.