About Me

My name is Jesse Wakeman and I am a filmmaker and cinematographer whose work is informed by documentary, and has shown at SXSW, Locarno, MOMA New Directors/New Films. I come with a Sony FS7 MKII, Zeiss Lenses, Astra 1x1 Lightiing, Sound Devices Mixer, Sennheiser Lavs and shotgun. I'm currently shooting on a feature doc, Who We Are: A History of Racism in America, and recently wrapped production on the narrative feature, Mott Haven. I created, produced and starred in the narrative feature,…

I have been in the industry since 2014.