Director

Jason Lester

Directing

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Directed credits

Emerging

Beginning to build directing work.

TMDB popularity

0.2

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Directed movies: 3Directed series: 0All crew credits: 10

TMDB ID: 1527864

IMDb ID: nm1787707

Known for: Directing

Place of birth: United States

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2015 - 2023

Years active: 9

Average TMDB rating: 5.49

Frequent jobs

Director (3)Still Photographer (2)Writer (2)Camera Operator (1)Producer (1)Story Editor (1)

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Biography

Jason Lester is a filmmaker & photographer from Los Angeles, CA. In 2018, he wrote and directed his first feature, High Resolution, an adaptation of Tao Lin's critically acclaimed novel Taipei. In 2025, he wrote and directed Replay, his second feature. Jason has directed over 125 music videos for some of today's largest pop artists. He has also directed 3 feature length concert films for The War On Drugs, 5 Seconds of Summer, and One Republic. His work has been featured in Nowness, The New York Times, Billboard, Dazed & Confused, V Magazine, Pitchfork, Under The Radar, DIY Mag, Clash Music, The Fader, and Stereogum. He holds a BFA with Honors in Film Production from the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University.

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