Jesse Thurston is a Brooklyn-based filmmaker, actor and writer. His most recent project is the improvised feature film, "Bad at Birthdays," which he directed, co-produced and edited. He has previously written and directed two short films, both of which premiered at the Maryland Film Festival. "Space" (2018) also played at the San Francisco Indie Shorts Festival, while "Snow Day" (2016) has been viewed over 3 million times on YouTube.