After graduating college with a focus in screenwriting, Jesse moved to Japan and co-founded Ice Block, a freelance collective, with his childhood friend William Greenawalt. As the Head of Production at Ice Block, he has produced and directed hundreds of short films, corporate videos, commercials and short poppers.

After 9 years of making movies in Japan, he started Sunshine Pictures LLC, an American company with a focus on "ethically sourced, small batch artisanal features". The first film completed under this banner was The Last Library, an focused adventure set 100 years after The Shattered Atom. The second project is a documentary about the custom motorcycle scene in Japan. We're putting the finishing touches on that dish now and will have it on the table as soon as it's cooked through.