Jesse Anthony is an Onondaga director, screenwriter, and producer from Six Nations of the Grand River Territory in Ontario.
[2] Anthony's 2020 feature film Brother, I Cry follows Jon, an Indigenous father-to-be as he tries to stay sober and out of jail, and his relationship with the women in his life; his sister, mother, and girlfriend.
[4] Brother, I Cry had its world premiere at the Vancouver International Film Festival and was made in Telefilm’s Talent to Watch program.
They received additional funding for the project through the Canadian Film Academy’s Telefilm Talent to Watch, which allowed them to expand the series.
[7] In 2020, Jessie Anthony was selected as a mentor by the Indigenous Screen Office (ISO) for its Netflix Apprenticeship and Cultural Mentorship Program.