Jesse Aultman is a writer and director interested in exploring ideas about the American South, religion, and mythology. Originally from Alabama, Jesse fell in love with the horror genre through urban legends and campfire stories. For him, these stories fostered a deep childhood fascination in what remains hidden outside of human view - the mystical, unknowable, supernatural. Through his work, he attempts to create a visual campfire story — an urban legend that compels us to come to terms with the idea that maybe, even in the age of science, myths still exist. He is now pursuing his MFA in Film and Television Production at the University of Southern California and is the recipient of the Fox Fellowship Scholarship and the Irving Lerner Endowment Finishing Fund. Read less