Jesse Moss

Director

Jesse Moss

14 films

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.

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Boys State posterFirst watchBoys State20207.1Their style at its most typical, and among their best-rated work.This raucous journey into the heart of democracy captures an unusual rite of passage: 1,100 teenage boys from across Texas coming together to build a representative government from the…View film

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The Overnighters poster7.0The Overnighters2014

Filmography

14 films as director
  1. 2025Teenage WastelandDirector
  2. 2024War GameDirector
  3. 2024Girls StateDirector
  4. 2023The MissionDirector
  5. 2021Mayor PeteDirector
  6. 2020Boys StateDirector
  7. 2019Wolf's MouthDirector
  8. 2016Killing the ColoradoDirector
  9. 2016The BanditDirector
  10. 2014The OvernightersDirector
  11. 2008Full Battle RattleDirector
  12. 2004Rated 'R': Republicans in HollywoodDirector
  13. 2003Con ManDirector
  14. 2003SpeedoDirector