Jesse Noah Klein is a Canadian film director and screenwriter from Montreal, Quebec, whose debut feature film Shadowboxing was released in 2011.Charles-Henri Ramond, "Shadowboxing – Film de Jesse Klein". Films du Québec, February 27, 2011.
He is a graduate of Concordia University. Shadowboxing was screened at the 2011 Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma, but saw little further distribution beyond small independent film festivals.
He saw greater success with his second film, We're Still Together, which premiered at the 51st Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 2016,"We’re Still Together – Film de Jesse Noah Klein". Films du Québec, September 19, 2017. before going into commercial release in 2017.T'Cha Dunlevy, "We're Still Together A No-Budget Gem; Montrealer's first professional feature wins positive reviews at film festival". Montreal Gazette, September 29, 2017. He wrote the film in part as a vehicle for his brother, actor Joey Klein, out of a belief that Joey had not yet succeeded in landing a role that showed off his talent; Joey Klein and co-star Jesse Camacho both received Prix Iris nominations for Best Actor at the 20th Quebec Cinema Awards,"Hochelaga, Terre des Âmes et Le problème d'infiltration: 10 nominations chacun". Canadian Press, April 10, 2018. and both won Best Actor awards from different regional chapters of the ACTRA Awards program."Kim's Convenience wins two ACTRAs". Calgary Herald, February 28, 2017.
He followed up with the films Like a House on Fire in 2021,Gabriel Sigler, "Like a House on Fire: Montreal filmmaker Jesse Noah Klein on his moving new drama starring Veep’s Sarah Sutherland". Bad Feeling, March 25, 2021. and Best Boy in 2025.Callum McLennan, "‘Best Boy’: Jesse Noah Klein Skewers the Patriarchal Nuclear Family in Jet-Black Québec Comedy Thriller". Variety, August 16, 2025.
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