Jerusha Hess

Personal Info

Know For

Writing

Gender

Female

Birthday

1980-07-12 (45 years old)

Place of Birth

Olathe, Kansas, USA

Jerusha Hess

Biography

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 Napoleon Dynamite (2004) and Nacho Libre (2006), both of which they co-wrote and directed (Nacho Libre was co-written with Mike White). They also produced the video for The Postal Service's third single, "We Will Become Silhouettes". Description above from the Wikipedia article Jared and Jerusha Hess, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Production

2013

Austenland

as Director

2013

Austenland

as Screenplay

2015

Don Verdean

as Writer

2022

2009

2024

Thelma the Unicorn

as Screenplay

2004

Napoleon Dynamite

as Screenplay

2001

Cardboard Only

as Producer

2009

Gentlemen Broncos

as Executive Producer

2004

Napoleon Dynamite

as Costume Design

2006

Nacho Libre

as Writer

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