Filmmaker. Director of GIRLS STATE and BOYS STATE (Apple/A24, Sundance 2020 Grand Jury Prize, Emmy Winner), THE MISSION, THE OVERNIGHTERS, etc.

Joined March 2009
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Jesse Moss retweeted
17 Jan 2025
11 years ago today, @djessemoss's brilliant documentary 'The Overnighters' premiered at Sundance. Now you can stream the film, which we called "a modern moral tale for our times," free on @Tubi, @plutotv, or @kanopy. Our review: buff.ly/4jnlPGw
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Jesse Moss retweeted
If you’re around Helena next Friday! wargamefilm.com/helena
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Jesse Moss retweeted
11 Sep 2024
“The scariest documentary you’ll see this year.” - David Fear, @RollingStone The acclaimed new documentary from Jesse Moss and Tony Gerber #WarGameFilm is available on digital September 27. Pre-order now: tv.apple.com/us/movie/war-ga…
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Jesse Moss retweeted
Congratulations to the Girls State (@AppleTV) team who just won the #Emmy for Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program! 🤩 #76thEmmys #Emmys #TelevisionAcademy
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Jesse Moss retweeted
For Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program, the #Emmy goes to Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss for Girls State (@AppleTV)! 🏆#76thEmmys #Emmys #TelevisionAcademy
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Jesse Moss retweeted
Just saw the movie War Game (@WarGameFilm) It’s superbly done and a must see film heading into this election. Features some of the best folks ever - @jgoldbeck, @GovernorBullock, @HeidiHeitkamp, and @DougJones
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Two of my favorite people in conversation: @JeffSharlet talks with @AbramskySasha about Sasha’s new book tomorrow in NYC.
TOUR ALERT for Sasha Abramsky for CHAOS COMES CALLING! CHAOS COMES CALLING is a harrowing tale of how polarization threatened to break apart two American communities and how one found a way back while the other splintered. Learn more about the book: bit.ly/4dkv9rw
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Los Angeles-> I'll be doing a Q&A after the 730pm screening of @WarGameFilm tomorrow (Wed) night. laemmle.com/film/war-game#ge…

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Jesse Moss retweeted
Heads up: our latest episode is a tough listen. The makers of @wargamefilm talk about the very real threat of more political violence in the aftermath of the 2024 election and what could happen if active duty military coordinate the next coup attempt. bit.ly/3WkpqJK
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Jesse Moss retweeted
New on Chatter: @shaneharris talked to @djessemoss about his new documentary "War Game," what inspired him to make this real-life thriller and what it tells us about the state of the union as we head into the home stretch of an election. lawfaremedia.org/article/cha…
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20 Aug 2024
Deep dive about @WarGameFilm with the learned @shaneharris
A little war gaming on this week's Chatter. I spoke with documentary filmmaker @djessemoss, whose new film imagines a military insurrection as Congress convenes to certify a presidential election--on Jan. 6, 2025. lawfaremedia.org/article/cha…
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Jesse Moss retweeted
10 Aug 2024
Co-director Tony Gerber joined Morning Joe to talk about how warnings of “lethal chaos” in the armed forced lead him to make his new documentary #WarGameFilm. Now playing in select cities nationwide. 🎟️ : wargamefilm.com/tickets msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/…
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Bringing WAR GAME home to SF starting 8/30 at @roxietheater with Q&As and special guests
Imagine: It’s 1/6/25, and the presidential election prompts a militarized coup. Officials from multiple administrations gather for unscripted role-play in the situation room: They have six hours to save democracy. Won’t this be fun. WAR GAME Q&A 8/30: roxie.com/film/war-game/
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Jesse Moss retweeted
31 Jul 2024
"A political thriller in documentary form." (@Vulture) Ahead of a historic election, officials from the last five administrations came together to stress test our democracy. Jesse Moss & Tony Gerber's #WarGameFilm opens 8/2 in NYC and 8/9 in LA wargamefilm.com
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Jesse Moss retweeted
Head to buff.ly/3XHAe8i for opening wknd events with special guests including filmmakers @djessemoss and @MarketRoadFilms, film participants @jgoldbeck, Lt. Col. (ret.) @AVindman & Senator @HeidiHeitkamp, and moderators, WNYC's @kai_wright, and CNN Anchor @JohnBerman.
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Jesse Moss retweeted
23 Jul 2024
The acclaimed new documentary #WarGameFilm brought together leaders from across the political spectrum to face the threat of extremism in the military head-on. Join the directors and participants at @FilmForumNYC for select opening weekend screenings. 🎟️: filmforum.org/film/war-game
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Tickets for opening weekend of @WarGameFilm at @FilmForumNYC starting Aug 2 now on sale. Ill be there with co-director @MarketRoadFilms and film *stars* @jgoldbeck and @AVindman
What would you do if you only had six hours to save democracy? Acclaimed documentarians Jesse Moss and Tony Gerber direct this "breathless" (@vulture) dive into a hypothetical insurrection based on a threat that is all too real. #WarGameFilm is in select theaters August 2.
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"Hope and fear are the staple of most stories that are told." Now online from our current issue, Amanda McBaine and @djessemoss chat GIRLS STATE with @filmfest_ca and finding hope in America's next generation of political leaders povmagazine.com/amanda-mcbai…
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