Jesse Moss

Producer, Director, Writer, Editor

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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook
    Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook2019

Known For

  • Boys State
    Boys State2020
  • The Family
    The Family5 episodes
  • The Overnighters
    The Overnighters2014
  • Girls State
    Girls State2024
  • Mayor Pete
    Mayor Pete2021
  • Dirty Money
    Dirty Money2 seasons
  • War Game
    War Game2024
  • The Mission
    The Mission2023
  • Rated 'R': Republicans in Hollywood
    Rated 'R': Republicans in Hollywood2004
  • The Bandit
    The Bandit2016
  • Con Man
    Con Man2003
  • Gay Chorus Deep South
    Gay Chorus Deep South2019
  • Speedo
    Speedo2003
  • William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe
    William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe2009
  • The New Yorker Presents
    The New Yorker Presents1 season
  • The Shepherd and the Bear
    The Shepherd and the Bear2026
  • Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook
    Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook2019
  • Killing the Colorado
    Killing the Colorado2016
  • Silo
    Silo2014

Filmography

2019
The Family (2019) · as Self - Filmmaker
2004
1952
Today · as Self - Guest

2021
Mayor Pete · as Cinematographer
2019
Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook · as CinematographerOn Plex
2014
The Overnighters · as Director Of Photography
2011
Doomsday Preppers · as Field Producer
2008
Full Battle Rattle · as Cinematographer
2003
Speedo · as Cinematographer
1988
P.O.V. · as Cinematographer
1985
Explorer · as Cinematographer