Jesi Nelson

Movies

We Are Here
Original Music Composer
What is it like to walk this land in the shoes of an immigrant under 30? We Are Here offers reflections of people who immigrated to the U.S. as children, and a reminder to look beyond citizenship.
Shoebox
Music
After sweeping hair at a local barbershop, a 12-year-old boy uses his first payment to honor his late mother.
The Moon and The Night
Original Music Composer
Set in rural Hawaii, a Native Hawaiian girl must confront her father after he enters her beloved pet in a dog fight. The film explores the cultural and socio-economic strife that burdens many communities in Hawaii, but at its heart, it is a coming-of-age tale of a young woman who makes the difficult realization that to save her family, she must stand on her own.
Jinn
Original Music Composer
Summer is a carefree teenage girl whose world is turned upside down when her mother abruptly converts to Islam and becomes a different person. At first resistant to the faith, she begins to reevaluate her identity after becoming attracted to a Muslim classmate, crossing the thin line between physical desire and piety.