Jesse Kreitzer
Writing
Jesse Kreitzer is a Vermont-based filmmaker whose narrative and documentary work explores rural life, folk cultures, and traditions. His films have screened at galleries, museums, and festivals, including the National Gallery of Art, the Museum of the Moving Image, Biografilm, Raindance, Rooftop Films, Camden, and Oldenburg. Kreitzer received his MFA in Cinema and Comparative Literature from the University of Iowa and a BA in Visual & Media Arts from Emerson College. He has received production support from the LEF Foundation, Kodak, AARP, National Arts Strategies, the Massachusetts Cultural Council, and the Vermont Arts Council with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Known for
Behind the camera5
- 2026Sugarhouse Director, Producer, Cinematography, Editor, Writer
- 2024Diena Director, Editor, Cinematography, Writer, Producer
- 2016Black Canaries Writer, Director, Producer, Editor
- 2014The Murder Ballad of James Jones Director, Cinematography, Editor, Writer, Producer
- 2014Lomax Director, Producer, Cinematography, Editor, Writer