Jesse Moss
Palo Alto, California, USA
Director
Writer
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
Filmography
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★ 8.2
Teenage Wasteland
2025 Director
Writer
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★ 6.6
Girls State
2024 Director
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★ 5.5
War Game
2024 Director
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★ 6.3
The Mission
2023 Director
Writer
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★ 5.3
Mayor Pete
2021 Director
Writer
Cinematographer
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★ 7.5
Boys State
2020 Director
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★ 6.4
The Family
2019 Director
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Wolf's Mouth
2019 Director
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★ 8.1
Dirty Money
2018 Director
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★ 5.6
Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook
2018 Cinematographer
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★ 7.4
The Bandit
2016 Director
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★ 6.6
Killing the Colorado
2016 Director
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Makers & Gamers: Journey
2016 Director
Writer
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★ 6.8
The New Yorker Presents
2015 Director
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★ 7.4
The Overnighters
2014 Director
Writer
Cinematographer
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Extreme Civil War Reenactors
2012 Director
Writer
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★ 6.6
Full Battle Rattle
2008 Director
Cinematographer
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★ 7.8
One False Move: Road Trains
2008 Writer
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★ 5.5
Rated 'R': Republicans in Hollywood
2004 Self
Director
Writer
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★ 6.0
Con Man
2003 Director
Writer
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★ 7.4
Speedo
2003 Director
Cinematographer
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★ 7.2
The Investigators
2000 Director
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★ 8.1
P.O.V.
1988 Director
Writer