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Feb 21, 2024 · How ‘Napoleon Dynamite’ Filmmakers Jared and Jerusha Hess Got the Oscars’ Attention by Pivoting to Animation. TheWrap magazine: The married duo received their first nomination for the moving...
Feb 21, 2024 · How ‘Napoleon Dynamite’ Filmmakers Jared and Jerusha Hess Got the Oscars’ Attention by Pivoting to Animation. Jason Clark. February 21, 2024 · 4 min read. 1. Husband-and-wife filmmakers Jared...
Jan 14, 2024 · Jerusha Hess and star Jon Heder are expected to take part in a discussion after a screening, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 7 p.m., at The Ray Theatre, Park City. It will also screen Saturday, Jan. 20,...
Mar 11, 2024 · Jerusha Hess was on a Zoom call with the team behind “Ninety-Five Senses” when the Oscar nomination came. The 13-minute film was the second name read out in the category for best animated short, and Hess’ hands flew to her face in shock.
Jan 23, 2024 · (Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Jared and Jerusha Hess, the Utah-based makers of “Napoleon Dynamite,” stand for a portrait on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2023, in Salt Lake City. The Hesses'...
Jan 25, 2024 · “Getting to Sundance changed our lives forever. It was the place that gave us a career, really,” Jerusha Hess told the Deseret News Wednesday night at the Sundance Film Festival, ahead of a special screening of “Napoleon Dynamite.” “But this is another stepping stone that we never thought we would get, because we make big dumb comedies.
Jan 21, 2024 · Jerusha Hess Talks 20 Years of Life After Napoleon Dynamite. January 21, 2024. by Autumn Thatcher. Share. It's been 20 years since local filmmakers Jared and Jerusha Hess gifted the world "Napoleon Dynamite," and since it's debut at the Sundance Film Festival in 2004, it has become a cult classic.
