Director Jared Hess and his wife and co-writer, Jerusha, saw their weird low-budget comedy go from its premiere at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival to earning $44 million at the box office.

Husband-and-wife filmmakers Jared and Jerusha Hess have a working relationship so blessedly intertwined, they even share the same Wikipedia page. So the infectious spirit with which the ...

Directors Jared and Jerusha Hess’ first effort at animation, “Ninety-Five Senses,” was named Tuesday morning as one of the five nominees in the Academy Awards’ animated short film category.

PORT TOWNSEND — It’s been almost 20 years since filmmakers Jared and Jerusha Hess’ singular, offbeat hit “Napoleon Dynamite” (2004) made moon boots, “Vote for Pedro” T-shirts and ligers cultural ...

Too many indie comedies have tried, though none have captured the pure spirit of Jared Hess and Jerusha Hess' debut feature ...

But how did this little deadpan romp, directed by Jared Hess and co-written with his wife, Jerusha, become such a sensation? At the time, when sequels to “Shrek” and “Spider-Man” were ...

After living a mostly low-key career after he and wife Jerusha launched with the Sundance sensation Napoleon Dynamite in 2004, director Jared Hess has come roaring back with A Minecraft Movie ...

Nomination voting begins tomorrow, January 11. In this piece, husband-and-wife filmmaking partners Jared and Jerusha Hess discuss their short Ninety-Five Senses, which won juried awards at the ...

(Left to right): Jon Heder, Jared Hess, and Sandy Martin on set ... “Nacho Libre,” also written by the director and Jerusha Hess. The slapstick lucha libre adventure was divisive then, much ...

Jared Hess, the American film-maker behind ... He and his wife and frequent collaborator, Jerusha Hess, became an overnight sensation after making Napoleon Dynamite, a cult classic that took ...