director bio

Jesse Erica Epstein is a Sundance award-winning filmmaker. She received an MA in documentary film from New York University. She was selected for "25 New Faces of Independent Film" by filmmaker magazine, and is a member-owner of New Day Films. She also works as a youth media educator, and for three years taught Reel Stories: Sundance's Youth Documentary Lab. Jesse has also taught Girls Make Movies at the Girls Leadership Institute, and has a published New York Times Video Op-Ed "Sex, Lies and Photoshop."

On Point Interview with Susie Orbach

Op-Ed piece was mentioned on NPR and my pal just sent me the link. Actually haven’t had time to listen to the piece yet, but here it is: Reclaiming Our Bodies

April, 16, 2009

Join the discussion in person

Would be great to get input on this large topic. If you are in NY on the 23rd please come on out to a screening/ summit being organized by Working Films. Info From Their Site92Y … Read More

April, 8, 2009

We Live in a Virtual World by David Byrne

A friend sent me this entry written by David Byrne. I posted the link but just re-read it and decided to post the whole thing…. “French public health officials are considering laws that would ban … Read More

April, 5, 2009

Sundance Short Film Showcase

Just got back from SLC Utah. Wet Dreams and False Images was part of a line-up of shorts. Hadn’t actually seen any of the other films beforehand. They were great — really diverse subjects and … Read More