Documentaries
Freelance Editing for Impactful, Inspiring Films
No Hands: The Wild Ride of the Schwinn Bicycle Company
No Hands: The Wild Ride of the Schwinn Bicycle Company is a documentary feature that explores Schwinn’s storied history, from the iconic Sting-Ray to its widespread influence in the worlds of BMX and mountain biking.
Praise for the film
“One of the best basketball documentaries I have seen.”
“The production, editing, interviews were fantastic.”
“I highly recommend this documentary about a groundbreaking coach to everyone and their families.”
The House That Rob Built
Winner of the 2022 Northwest Regional Emmy for Cultural/Historical Documentary
With 865 career wins, Coach Robin Selvig is the 10th winningest coach in women's basketball history. Coach Selvig’s pioneering approach recruited young women not only from the small towns and one-room schoolhouses of Big Sky Country’s ranching and farming communities, but also the sprawling Native reservations across the state.
Flanked and empowered by his female assistant coaches, drawn from the ranks of his former players, Selvig created a home -- a family -- leading generations of athletes to conference championships and NCAA appearances.
The House That Rob Built is available for purchase.
“Jesse is a talented editor who was thorough in his creative approach and execution. He was also a wonderful collaborator and team player! ”
Liberated: The New Sexual Revolution
Liberated: The New Sexual Revolution follows the journey of college students on Spring Break over the course of 4 years.
The film is a shocking insight into attitudes and behaviors regarding sex, the normalization of sexual violation, and the struggle against conceptions of gender and sexuality shaped by the media.
Nefarious: Merchant of Souls
Nefarious: Merchant of Souls is a hard-hitting documentary that exposes the disturbing trends of modern-day sex slavery. Nefarious provides an in-depth look into the human trafficking industry, showing where slaves are sold, where they work, and where they are confined.
2 million views on Youtube
Nefarious is the winner of 24 festival honors, including Best Documentary, and has been screened before the United Nations and parliaments around the world.
From the Land of Ghandi
From The Land of Gandhi is a story of 4 high-skilled immigrants from India, a decade after they came to study in the United States, which places a human face to high-skilled immigration.
The film highlights the need for reforming America's legal immigration at a time of intense globalization and retirement of the baby boomers.
Short Documentaries
Argentina: Hope for the Wichis
Living on the fringes of society in the north of Argentina, the Wichi people face poverty, shamanism, and a society that shuns them. Francisco, himself a Wichi, found a printed Gospel message on the road which he could not read. That message has transformed the lives of his whole people.
I served as director and camera operator during the 5-day shooting trip to the outskirts of Argentina.
SCL Health Supports
SCL Health is a faith-based, nonprofit healthcare organization dedicated to improving the health of the people and communities they serve, especially those who are poor and vulnerable.
Working with Fact & Fiction and Sprry Studios, I provided editorial for 3-part short documentary.
Dominican Republic: Joy and Unity can Change a Nation
As a new ministry is launched from Every Home for Christ in the Dominican Republic, watch how unity with churches, other ministries, and the government can yield extraordinary opportunities for sharing the love of Jesus with the entire nation.
I served as camera operator, writer, editor, and motion designer for this project. It was an honor to have it receive the Bronze award in the 2021 Tellys!
The Reichenbach’s Story: Nora Hope
Isaac and Stephanie share their story of having a daughter born with Down syndrome, and the joy Nora brings into their family.
Serving as camera operator and editor on this project, it was an honor to capture the joy and hope of Nora’s story.
The power of Film and Reality combines in documentaries—and it happens in the edit suite.
Over the past decade, I’ve had the privilege of working on award-winning documentaries, from short film to feature-length.
As an editor, I bring over 13 years of professional experience, vital to organizing hundreds of hours of footage and bringing the footage alive through editing.
I also bring a storyteller’s eye to structure and flow, based my work as a screenwriter.
Documentaries impact and inspire audiences. These are the films I love to work on.
