Rachel Annette Helson
Directing
Biography
Rachel Annette Helson is a New York City based filmmaker. In 2024, she directed her fourth feature film: an adaptation of the Bestselling novel THE AIR HE BREATHES. Her short film GOOD DAUGHTER qualified for the 2025 Academy Awards in the Best Live Action Short Film category – and is currently being developed into a feature. As a character-driven director, Rachel is heavily influenced by her acting background (credits include: FULL CIRCLE, THE KNICK and LAW & ORDER: SVU.) An alumna of NYU Tisch, she holds the distinction of being the Youngest Producer in Broadway history to be Nominated for a Tony Award.
Known For
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
A successful New York entrepreneur lives a double life as the head of a drug empire that serves only the rich and influential, all while wanting to escape the underworld and keep his family safe.
Power
An investigation into a botched kidnapping uncovers long-held secrets connecting multiple characters and cultures in present day New York City.
Full Circle
Local Pennsylvania polka legend Jan Lewan develops a plan to get rich that shocks his fans and lands him in jail.
The Polka King
After fleeing her abusive boyfriend, Ava, a pregnant woman, is rescued from a car accident by a friendly married couple. While recovering at their home, she begins to fear the couple may have a sinister plan for her and her unborn baby
You're Not Safe Here
Still mourning her husband's death, Elizabeth moves home with daughter and meets neighbor rumored to have a dark past who is also drowning in grief.
The Air He Breathes
When Michelle finally gets to wear the lucky bridesmaid’s dress that has led to all of her friends getting married, she realizes that she’s been looking for love in all the wrong places.
The Engagement Dress
When Kristin’s life is turned upside down by a series of events, one of her friends recommends her seeing a “Life Coach,” Kristin finally meets the perfect match Ashley. The relationship between the two gets stronger and stronger and Ashley is always there for Kristin’s needs. ALWAYS. Through a series of events, Kristen digs into her Life Coach’s past and finds that Ashley may actually be a serial killing Mistress of Death.
How to Live Your Best Death
After a recent personal loss, one woman's grief turns to obsession as she searches for clues about missing children in a national forest.
Hatched
A small-time con artist rips off elderly dementia patients by pretending to be their daughter—before the con catches up with her.
Good Daughter
Artificial intelligence becomes the ultimate ally in interrelated investigations of corruption surrounding; Law enforcement, the judicial system, politicians and urban drug dealing in Philly.
The Probe
A woman discovers a mysterious mask, then wakes up several days later