Directing
Jess X. Snow
Jess X. Snow is a Chinese-Canadian filmmaker, multi-disciplinary artist and author envisioning futures where the most marginalized of land and life is sacred. They bring their background in murals, visual art and poetry into their sensorial films which bring the inner healing journeys of queer Asian migrants to the big screen. Recently named one of Filmmaker Magazine's 25 New Faces of Independent…
Known For
Third Act · 2025Third Act
2025
MovieDocumentary
Filmmaker Tadashi explores his father Robert A. Nakamura's life as an influential Asian American artist and activist, while grappling with Robert's Parkinson's diagnosis, navigating themes of art, grief, and their father-son relationship.
In Between Storms · 2025In Between Storms
2025
MovieCrimeDrama
After a hurricane ravages his hometown, a grieving man breaks into an off-limits cemetery to rescue the lost remains of his brother in order to give him a proper burial.
The Beguiling · 2024The Beguiling
★ 6.02024
MovieDramaHorror
What seems to be a burgeoning romance between two Indigenous people takes an unexpected turn in this bold and thrilling blend of the satirical and the sinister by writer-director ishkwaazhe Shane McSauby.
Afterearth · 2017Afterearth
2017
Movie
As rising sealevels threaten locations touched by the Pacific Ocean in Hawaiʻi, the Philippines, China, and North America, four women give offerings of music, poetry and heartfelt testimonial to preserve the volcano, ocean, air and land for future generations.
Cherish · 2018Cherish
2018
Movie
In the rural south, a Black boy tries to fly.
Little Sky · 2021Little Sky
2021
MovieDrama
A non-binary Chinese-American drag queen returns to their home town to confront their estranged father about the childhood memories that continues to haunt them.
Fervor · 2021Fervor
★ 1.02021
MovieDrama
Tomás, a gay teenager from a small beach town in Chile, lives daydreaming at the beat of pop-music. During a summer day he sees his crush again, Benjamín, and encouraged by his music he jumps forward to the adventure of burgeoning first love, facing his fears and risking leaving the safe refuge of his musical and colorful world.
Subliminal · 2023Subliminal
2023
Movie
In a dark bedroom, when Hollis uses breath work to soothe herself, she suddenly is transported to a desert where she encounters her wounded inner child. Over the course of a sunset, they reconcile their lost relationship.
