Jesse Dylan
Jesse Byron Dylan | |
|---|---|
 Jesse Dylan in 2010 | |
| Born | January 6, 1966 |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Alma mater | New York University |
| Known for | Videography Film |
| Relatives | Bob Dylan Jakob Dylan |
| Website | http://www.madebyfreeform.com, http://www.form.tv, http://www.lybba.org |
Jesse Dylan (b.January 6, 1966, New York City) is an American film director, and the founder of the media production company FreeForm.
Personal Life
Jesse is the eldest son of musician Bob Dylan and Sara Lownds Dylan. His siblings include Anna Lea (b July 11, 1967), Samuel Isaac Abraham (b July 30, 1968), and Jakob Luke (b December 9, 1969).[1] In addition, his father adopted Sara's daughter from a prior marriage, Maria Lownds (later Dylan, born October 21, 1961). Bob and Sara Dylan divorced when Jesse was 11 years old.[2]
He is married to Susan Traylor; they have two children.[3]
Dylan attended New York University film school[4] and began his career directing music videos for clients including Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, Tom Petty, Public Image Limited, and Lenny Kravitz.[5] In 2008, he directed the will.i.am Emmy Award winning music video Yes We Can, inspired by Barack Obama's historic run for president.[6]
Form, FreeForm and Wondros
With his partner Craig Rodgers, Dylan created FORM, a production company that has created award-winning commercials for clients including Nike, Nintendo, Motorola, American Express, NFL, and MTV.[5] He later moved his cause-related projects into FreeForm, a full-service strategic consultancy and media production company with a focus on social responsibility.[7] Today, the FreeForm website business label is Wondros.
For both paying and pro bono clients, Dylan focuses on telling the stories of innovative projects, people, and organizations. For example, a film for The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) explains the Large Hadron Collider; this project led to his being named one of Fast Company's Most Creative People of 2010.[4] Other clients featured on the Wondros website include AARP, Cameron Diaz, the Clinton Global Initiative, Creative Commons, the Ford Foundation, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Harvard University, Major League Baseball, Medco, the Oprah Winfrey Network, and Sony Camera.
Dylan was a creative director for the iParticipate campaign for the Entertainment Industry Foundation, tying together film, print, and social media in the service of inspiring volunteerism across the United States. He directed the public service announcements, including a print campaign, for Stand up to Cancer (SU2C.org), an organization committed to fostering collaboration in cancer research.[8] He produced eight 30-second PSAs for the 2010 Rock the Vote Vote Fearlessly Campaign.[9]
He has created media projects for a diverse group of organizations, including Bono’s non-profit ONE, the (RED) campaign fighting AIDS in Africa, the Council On Foreign Relations, the PODER Reconciliation Forum, and a short film exploring innovation at Harvard Medical School for the CATALYST project. Dylan is also an active member of TED (Technology Entertainment Design), where he has created marketing materials and short films in support of TED Prize Winners.[citation needed]
Other Work
His feature film directorial work consists of comedies such as Kicking and Screaming with Will Ferrell and Robert Duvall and American Wedding. Other feature-length projects include the documentary Made in America, which explores the culture of gangs and systemic violence in South Los Angeles. He produced the film for director Stacy Peralta who premiered it at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. Dylan also produced and directed an original television series, “CONversations with Ricky Jay,” which was built around sleight of hand artist Ricky Jay.[10]
Lybba
In 2007, Dylan launched Lybba, a non-profit organization focused on the open source healthcare movement. The project, according to Fast Company, "combines the latest verified medical data with social networking to allow patients and health-care professionals to make informed decisions."[4] The self-professed goal of the project: "to create an online central repository of medical information."[11]
Affiliations
Dylan is a fellow at Science Commons and serves on the board of Public Knowledge,[5] a Washington, D.C. public interest group focused on citizen rights in our emerging digital culture. Dylan is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and TED. [citation needed]
References
- ^ Jesse Dylan Bio, http://folkfanlcb89.tripod.com/children.html. Accessed Feb 7, 2011.
- ^ Bob Dylan bio. Accessed Feb 7, 2011.
- ^ Welcome To California, A Film By Susan Traylor, http://www.track16.com/exhibitions/welcome_to_california/. Accessed Feb 7, 2011.
- ^ a b c Fast Company, 100 Most Creative People In 2010, http://www.fastcompany.com/100/2010/41/jesse-dylan. Accessed Feb 7, 2011.
- ^ a b c Public Knowledge, http://www.publicknowledge.org/about/who/board#jesse. Accessed Feb 7, 2011.
- ^ Harvard Berkman Center event, http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/interactive/events/2008/03/dylan. Accessed Feb 7, 2011.
- ^ Source Creative, Jesse Dylan Shapes His Social Cause Work via FreeForm, Nov. 3, 2009, http://www.sourceecreative.com/news.php?ID=4028. Accessed Feb 7, 2011.
- ^ The American Program Bureau, Jesse Dylan Speaker Profile, http://www.apbspeakers.com/speaker/jesse-dylan . Accessed Feb 7, 2011.
- ^ FreeForm's Jesse Dylan Teams With 'Fearless' Celebrities To Rock The Vote, October 28, 2010, http://presskitchenblog.wordpress.com/2010/10/28/freeform’s-jesse-dylan-teams-with-‘fearless’-celebrities-to-rock-the-vote/ . Accessed Feb 7, 2011.
- ^ Fast Company, Most Creative People In Business In 2010, Speaker bio, http://www.mostcreativepeople.com/speaker-dylan.php. Accessed Feb 7, 2011.
- ^ Jesse Dylan, Bob Dylan's Son, Invigorates Open Source Health Care With Lybba, Sept 14, 2010, http://www.acrossad.org/node/52. Accessed Feb 7, 2011.