Jason Lester

Directing

Jason Lester

Place of birth

United States

Known for

Directing

Credits

11 titles

Jason Lester is a filmmaker & photographer from Los Angeles, CA. In 2018, he wrote and directed his first feature, High Resolution, an adaptation of Tao Lin's critically acclaimed novel Taipei. In 2026, he co-wrote and co-directed Replay alongside Blu Hunt, his second feature. Jason has directed over 150 music videos for some of today's largest pop artists. He has also directed 3 feature length concert films for The War On Drugs, 5 Seconds of Summer, and One Republic. His work has been featured in Nowness, The New York Times, Billboard, Dazed & Confused, V Magazine, Pitchfork, Under The Radar, DIY Mag, Clash Music, The Fader, and Stereogum. He holds a BFA with Honors in Film Production from…

Known for

Replay poster
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An actress and her filmmaker boyfriend travel to North Macedonia to reconnect with a co-star from her doomed first film. This reunion gives way to something far more unsettling, and forces them to reckon with dark realities of the past.

Replay

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High Resolution poster
4.9

An adaptation of Tao Lin’s beloved cult novel "Taipei". As one relationship collapses, another blooms for Erin, swept into the world of Paul Chen, a mysterious, charismatic author. When he proposes documenting every aspect of their courtship in an epic laptop-filmed “documentary”, the couple enter into a performative bad romance, fueled by substances and sleepless nights.

High Resolution

2018

The 5 Seconds of Summer Show poster
5.5

The show captures the pursuit of creation, the love of the relationship 5 Seconds of Summer have with their fans and the endless boundary of what it means to be in a band.

The 5 Seconds of Summer Show

2021

OneRepublic - "One Night in Malibu" poster
NR

In this concert film, OneRepublic perform from a clifftop in Malibu, California, from late afternoon to evening, to celebrate the release of their record 'Human'.

OneRepublic - "One Night in Malibu"

2021

It Was Like A Dream I Remember from an Easier Time poster
NR

A visual essay revealing social inequality as the silent sickness of COVID-19 lockdown America. To highlight the disconnect between the fantasy of Los Angeles and the lived reality for many of its citizens, a computerized voice gives a dispassionate monologue over imagery that explores the truth of a city after the tourists, luxury stores and entertainment are removed from the streets. Through silent vignettes, the film leaves us with images of homelessness, and comments on the shallowness of capitalism and the hypocrisy of multiculturalism.

It Was Like A Dream I Remember from an Easier Time

2020

Living Proof: The War On Drugs poster
NR

The War On Drugs perform at the Ukrainian Cultural Center in Los Angeles, in support of their long-awaited and widely praised fifth studio album, “I Don’t Live Here Anymore”.

Living Proof: The War On Drugs

2021

Film credits

Behind the camera

Replay poster
NR

An actress and her filmmaker boyfriend travel to North Macedonia to reconnect with a co-star from her doomed first film. This reunion gives way to something far more unsettling, and forces them to reckon with dark realities of the past.

Replay

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Replay poster
NR

An actress and her filmmaker boyfriend travel to North Macedonia to reconnect with a co-star from her doomed first film. This reunion gives way to something far more unsettling, and forces them to reckon with dark realities of the past.

Replay

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Replay poster
NR

An actress and her filmmaker boyfriend travel to North Macedonia to reconnect with a co-star from her doomed first film. This reunion gives way to something far more unsettling, and forces them to reckon with dark realities of the past.

Replay

—

High Resolution poster
4.9

An adaptation of Tao Lin’s beloved cult novel "Taipei". As one relationship collapses, another blooms for Erin, swept into the world of Paul Chen, a mysterious, charismatic author. When he proposes documenting every aspect of their courtship in an epic laptop-filmed “documentary”, the couple enter into a performative bad romance, fueled by substances and sleepless nights.

High Resolution

2018

High Resolution poster
4.9

An adaptation of Tao Lin’s beloved cult novel "Taipei". As one relationship collapses, another blooms for Erin, swept into the world of Paul Chen, a mysterious, charismatic author. When he proposes documenting every aspect of their courtship in an epic laptop-filmed “documentary”, the couple enter into a performative bad romance, fueled by substances and sleepless nights.

High Resolution

2018

The 5 Seconds of Summer Show poster
5.5

The show captures the pursuit of creation, the love of the relationship 5 Seconds of Summer have with their fans and the endless boundary of what it means to be in a band.

The 5 Seconds of Summer Show

2021

OneRepublic - "One Night in Malibu" poster
NR

In this concert film, OneRepublic perform from a clifftop in Malibu, California, from late afternoon to evening, to celebrate the release of their record 'Human'.

OneRepublic - "One Night in Malibu"

2021

It Was Like A Dream I Remember from an Easier Time poster
NR

A visual essay revealing social inequality as the silent sickness of COVID-19 lockdown America. To highlight the disconnect between the fantasy of Los Angeles and the lived reality for many of its citizens, a computerized voice gives a dispassionate monologue over imagery that explores the truth of a city after the tourists, luxury stores and entertainment are removed from the streets. Through silent vignettes, the film leaves us with images of homelessness, and comments on the shallowness of capitalism and the hypocrisy of multiculturalism.

It Was Like A Dream I Remember from an Easier Time

2020

It Was Like A Dream I Remember from an Easier Time poster
NR

A visual essay revealing social inequality as the silent sickness of COVID-19 lockdown America. To highlight the disconnect between the fantasy of Los Angeles and the lived reality for many of its citizens, a computerized voice gives a dispassionate monologue over imagery that explores the truth of a city after the tourists, luxury stores and entertainment are removed from the streets. Through silent vignettes, the film leaves us with images of homelessness, and comments on the shallowness of capitalism and the hypocrisy of multiculturalism.

It Was Like A Dream I Remember from an Easier Time

2020

Living Proof: The War On Drugs poster
NR

The War On Drugs perform at the Ukrainian Cultural Center in Los Angeles, in support of their long-awaited and widely praised fifth studio album, “I Don’t Live Here Anymore”.

Living Proof: The War On Drugs

2021