
Directing
Jesse Moss
Palo Alto, California, USA16 credits
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

Teenage Wasteland
Movie2025

7.4
Girls State
Movie2024

6.6
The Mission
Movie2023

5.5
Mayor Pete
Movie2021

7.1
Boys State
Movie2020














