Jesse Vile (Director)

30 for 30

30 for 30 is the title for a series of documentary films airing on ESPN, its sister networks, and online highlighting interesting people and events in sports history. This currently includes four "volumes" of 30 episodes each, a 13-episode series under the ESPN Films Presents title in 2011–2012, and a series of 30 for 30 Shorts shown through the ESPN.com website. The series has also expanded to include Soccer Stories, which aired in advance of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and audio podcasts. This entry refers to the main Volumes of the series presented by ESPN

Release Date2009-10-06

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count1

Vote Count43

The Diamond Heist

This stranger-than-fiction crime caper follows the attempted robbery of a precious gem, told by the gangsters who did it and the police on their tail.

Release Date2025-04-16

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count3

Vote Count18

The Ripper

For five years, from 1975 to 1980, the Yorkshire Ripper murders cast a dark shadow over the lives of women in the North of England. 13 women were dead and the police seemed incapable of catching the killer. No one felt safe – and every man was a suspect.

Release Date2020-12-16

DepartmentCreator

JobCreator

Vote Count93

This Is Football

An emotionally-charged, six-part documentary, exploring football's extraordinary impact on the world. From the streets of Delhi to the fields of post-war Rwanda to the pitches of the Champions League, this globe-spanning series tells a unique story of the game and its power to unite countries, inspire generations and captivate billions.

Release Date2019-08-02

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count6

Vote Count17

Gypsy's Revenge

The story of the mother and daughter relationship of Dee Dee and Gypsy Rose Blanchard.

Release Date2018-11-06

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count12

Curse of the Chippendales

The male dancers of Chippendales captured the hearts and dollars of the 80s. But whatever goes up, must come down.

Release Date2021-09-24

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count4

Vote Count6

Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet

When doctors diagnosed 19-year-old rock star Jason Becker with Lou Gehrig's Disease, they said he would never make music again and that he wouldn’t live to see his 25th birthday. 22 years later, without the ability to move or to speak, Jason is alive and making music with his eyes.

Release Date2012-03-03

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count22

The Prince of Pennsylvania

Back in the 1980s, the road to the Olympics was long and hard for an amateur wrestler. But then along came John du Pont, an eccentric heir to the family fortune with a passion for wrestling. His 800-acre Foxcatcher Farm outside Philadelphia became the hub of the sport, with state-of-the-art training facilities, free accommodations, generous stipends and the support of America’s best freestyle wrestlers, brothers Mark and Dave Schultz. It all seemed too good to be true – and tragically it was, with a savage ending. Featuring fresh testimonials and never-before-seen footage, “The Prince of Pennsylvania” is the story of a paradise lost to the madness of its creator, a man who had the means to buy anything except for the one thing he truly wanted.

Release Date2015-10-27

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count8