Jesse Edwards
Directing
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).
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Jesse has been honored with 3 National Emmy Awards for his commercial and unscripted work and received over 30+ National Emmy Nominations.
Known for
Behind the camera7
- 2025The Wildman of Shaggy Creek Director, Producer, Writer, Director of Photography
- 2024The Stolen Valley Writer, Director, Producer, Director of Photography
- 2021Life After Director, Writer, Executive Producer, Producer
- 2020Black Thoughts Executive Producer
- 2020Distance Producer, Director, Writer
- 2019One Night: Joshua vs. Ruiz Executive Producer
- TBARobbery at the Rockvale Theatre Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography