Jesse Ewles (aka Jesse Yules; born December 13, 1981) is a Canadian independent filmmaker based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Ewles has adopted the alternate spelling "Yules", for use on his feature film projects.
Jesse Ewles (Yules) | |
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 Canadian Filmmaker Jesse Yules (Ewles) 2013 | |
| Born | December 13, 1981 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | Sheridan College |
| Occupation(s) | Music video director, producer |
| Years active | 2007–present |
Ewles has directed music videos for the bands Grizzly Bear, Of Montreal and Owen Pallett.[1] In January 2010, he completed his first short film for Bravo! TV entitled Kingdom of Frogs.[2] His main influences include Charlie Kaufman, Jan Švankmajer, Julian Schnabel, and William Blake as well as Public Broadcasting animations from the 1970s produced by the CBC and PBS.[3] Fables are a common theme in his work. On December 22, 2008, he was recognized by the web blog (videos.antville.org) as the best unsigned director of 2008.[4] In November 2012, Yules finished writing his first feature screenplay under the working title SOMA. It tells the story of a homeless drug dealer who gets unwanted fame from the internet.[5] The film was later retitled Impostor Syndrome. Principal photography was completed in October 2016. In October 2020, Yules began work on a film about the effect conspiracy theories are having on romantic relationships. The working title is Miriam.
In development
edit- Miriam (In development, Drama / Horror / QAnon)
- The Undective (In development, Drama / Scifi / Cryptozoology)
- Old Smith Rupe (In development, Western / Fantasy)[6]
References
edit- ^ "DN073: Moros Eros: On My Side - Jesse Ewles". directorsnotes.com. February 1, 2008. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
- ^ "Bravo!FACT Award Jesse Ewles". bravofact.com. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
- ^ "Jesse Ewles influences". videology-tv.com. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
- ^ "antville Music Video Awards 2008 The Finalists !". videos.antville.org. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
- ^ "Jesse Yules Soma Film". jesseyules.com. Archived from the original on February 13, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
- ^ "Jesse Ewles BlogTO interview". blogto.com. Archived from the original on April 26, 2010. Retrieved March 7, 2019.