Jesse Moss

Jesse Moss

Directing

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.

A man walking down a runway in front of an audience
A man is speaking at a podium in front of a crowd of onlookers
A man standing in front of an audience with a microphone
A crowd of people sitting in the grass
An old black and white photo of a man in a suit and tie
A man sitting on a brown leather chair in a living room