Jesse Zook Mann

Jesse Zook Mann is an American documentary producer and director best known for Punk Jews and My First Time.

In 1998 Mann attended Ithaca College’s television and radio program, where he directed several documentaries on local communities in the region, including The Southside Project, documenting Upstate New York’s involvement in the Underground Railroad.

[3] Mann won an Emmy Award for Best Sport Special for My First Time's TV movie of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games featuring Tim Morehouse and Sandra Fong.

In 2012 he directed reality programing including Monster Mansions on Discovery Networks, and Oddities San Francisco on the Science Channel.

In December 2012, Mann released his first independent film, Punk Jews, documenting Jewish subcultures in New York City.