Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Palo Alto, California, USA
Jesse Moss
Biography
Jesse Moss is an American documentary filmmaker and cinematographer known for his cinéma vérité style. His 2014 film, The Overnighters, was shortlisted for best documentary feature at the Oscars. Moss has directed four independent, feature-length films and three television documentaries and has produced 15 documentaries. Moss teaches filmmaking at San Francisco State University and lives in the Bay Area with his wife and frequent collaborator Amanda McBaine and their two children.
Known For
Directing
War Game
Director, Producer, Writer
2024
Girls State
Director, Producer
2024
The Mission
Director, Producer, Writer
2023
Mayor Pete
Cinematography, Writer, Director, Producer
2021
Boys State
Director, Producer
2020
The Family
Director, Creator
2019
Dirty Money
Director
2018
The Bandit
Director
2016
The Overnighters
Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Producer
2014