Co-director and Producer

Jesse Veverka is originally from Ithaca, New York and holds a BA economics and MS in engineering from Cornell University. He now resides in Yokohama, Japan where he works as a filmmaker and freelance writer. China: The Rebirth of an Empire is the first feature-length film that he has produced and co-directed. His previous films include Malana: Globalization of a Himalayan Village (2010, 17 min.), Useless Suff (1997, 34 min.), Dudes with ‘Tudes: Assassin (1996, 5 min.), Dudes with ‘Tudes II (1995, 6 min.), and Dudes with ‘Tudes (1994, 7 min.)

Jeremy Veverka is originally from Ithaca, New York, and holds a BA in English from Cornell University. With a focused interest in photojournalism, Jeremy has visited such high-risk locations as Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraqi Kurdistan, and Lebanon as both a writer and photographer. He is also a talented musical producer whose electronic music project, 3jane, created material for such clients as Armani Exchange. Jeremy composed the original scores for the films, Malana: Globalization of a Himalayan Village, and China: The Rebirth of an Empire.