Jesse Pinho

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Film

A woman stands looking at something offscreen, a concerned expression on her face.
Oculus
Writer / Director

After learning about the Oculus neurovirus, a woman enters her apartment to find her boyfriend behaving strangely.

An android sits at her cubicle, talking on the phone via a headset.
Jone
Writer / Director / Sound Designer

A lonely android seeks to connect with humans by imitating them, with tragically comedic consequences.

Three silhouettes of dancers in front of a white background.
Dasein Funk
Director of Photography

A music video directed by John Say for psychedelic-rock band Dasein.

An interior space with a mirror on a wall. The mirror has a hole in the middle through which sunlight shines onto the ground.
Atma
Director / Director of Photography / Editor

Promotional video for David Wallace Haskins' Atma installation at Bridge Projects in Los Angeles.

A view looking upward through a winding staircase.
The Stairway
Writer / Director

A pair of friends do a stair workout together, but the stairway has different plans for one of them.

A model looking stunned by a bright flash that washes out the entire image.
It's a Secret
Writer / Director

A model shows up to a photoshoot with something to hide. Application film for a USC class, shot entirely on iPhone.

A woman drinks from a whiskey glass. A medication-style title on the top left reads, "alcoholism™, once-daily." On the right is the title, "all-natural treatment."
It's a Memory
Writer / Director / Director of Photography

A "commercial" for alcoholism, in the form of a parody of pharma commercials. Application film for a USC class, shot entirely on iPhone.

Two women in an apartment look at their phones.
No, You Hang Up First
Director of Photography

A web series of comedy sketches performed by Anaïs Blake and Gemma Scoble.

Two women look off into the distant LA skyline.
Personalized Futures
Director of Photography

At Western Global University, an algorithm determines your major — and your career. But one student dares to choose her own path.

A woman sits in a church, looking down at the pistol in her hand.
The Good
Director of Photography / Production Designer

USC student film. A woman reflects on her criminal past as she mourns the death of her mentor.

A picket sign held up during a protest. The sign has a drawing of a uterus holding up two middle fingers, with the words, "My uterus, my choice!"
Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights protest micro-documentary
Director / Director of Photography / Editor

Micro-documentary of protests in Los Angeles after a draft of the ruling overturning Roe v. Wade was leaked.

A title card with the words, "Raise a Glass presents a true story of an everyday Ukranian hero."
Raise a Glass
Title Designer

Raise a Glass is a startup that creates one-minute films promoting everyday heroes.

Experiments

FrontPag.es, Co-Creator
Screenshots and headlines from the front pages of major news organizations, updated hourly.

Tech résumé