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Jared Hess
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Jared Hess

Born July 18, 1979 in Preston, Idaho, USA

8 films

Jared Lawrence Hess (born July 18, 1979) and Jerusha Elizabeth Hess (née Demke, born May 12, 1980) are husband-and-wife American filmmakers known for their work on Napoleon Dynamite (2004), Nacho Libre (2006) and Gentlemen Broncos (2009), all of which they co-wrote and which were directed by Jared. (Nacho Libre was co-written with Mike White.) For their film Ninety-Five Senses, they were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. They also produced music videos for The Postal Service's third single, "We Will Become Silhouettes", and the Killers' Christmas charity single "Boots". C-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards

0 wins, 1 nomination

Filmography 8

A Minecraft Movie (2025) movie poster
A Minecraft Movie2025
Thelma the Unicorn (2024) movie poster
Thelma the Unicorn2024
Ninety-Five Senses (2022) movie poster
Ninety-Five Senses2022
Masterminds (2016) movie poster
Masterminds2016
Don Verdean (2015) movie poster
Don Verdean2015
Gentlemen Broncos (2009) movie poster
Gentlemen Broncos2009
Nacho Libre (2006) movie poster
Nacho Libre2006
Napoleon Dynamite (2004) movie poster
Napoleon Dynamite2004