Jesse Edwards

Fame for: Directing

Biography

Jesse Edwards is an award-winning Writer, Director, and Producer. His debut feature film, The Stolen Valley (2022), has won multiple awards including Best Narrative Feature and Best Director at the Utah Film Festival. For 10 years Jesse worked as a commercial director for brands such as Disney, National Geographic, and BMW. In 2017 he began producing and directing for many documentary and TV shows including National Geographic's The Story of God (2019), Chain of Command (2018), and Origins: The Journey of Humankind (2017). He was the producer and director for two seasons of the ESPN+ series: Draft Academy (2018, 2019). Jesse has been honored with 3 National Emmy Awards for his commercial and unscripted work and received over 30+ National Emmy Nominations.