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Jared Hess

Preston, Idaho, USABorn July 18, 1979

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". Description above from the Wikipedia article Jared Hess, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography13

A Minecraft Movie Squared

A Minecraft Movie Squared

2027
A Minecraft Movie
B-

A Minecraft Movie

2025·2 grades
Thelma the Unicorn

Thelma the Unicorn

2024
Ninety-Five Senses

Ninety-Five Senses

2022
Masterminds

Masterminds

2016
Don Verdean

Don Verdean

2015
Gentlemen Broncos

Gentlemen Broncos

2009
Nacho Libre
B

Nacho Libre

2006·6 grades
On Location Napoleon Dynamite

On Location Napoleon Dynamite

2006
Napoleon Dynamite
B

Napoleon Dynamite

2004·12 grades
Winner Take Steve

Winner Take Steve

2004
Peluca

Peluca

2003
Cardboard Only

Cardboard Only

2001

Television1

Napoleon Dynamite

Napoleon Dynamite

2012