2020Nominee
Best Director
Boys State
Jesse Moss
Director · Producer · Writer
Palo Alto, California, USA
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.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2024Nominee
Best Director
Girls State
2023Nominee
Best Director
The Mission
Career Highlights
2025Highlight
Best Director
Teenage Wasteland
2003Highlight
Best Director
Con Man