Selected for the Shoot New Directors Showcase in 2015, Jefferson Stein is an award-winning filmmaker based in Los Angeles. His short film, TUMBLE DRY LOW (2015), screened at over 30 festivals including Seattle International Film Festival, Maryland Film Festival, San Diego Film Festival, and Tallinn Black Nights and went viral on YouTube, garnering over 2.5 million views. It premiered online on Short of the Week and screened on Alaska Airlines flights. It was called "one of the best dramatic shorts out there at the moment" by Ain't It Cool News and a "rare sort of film" by Short of the Week. His follow up short, BURROS, produced by Film Independent Spirit Award nominee Liz Cardenas (A24’s A GHOST STORY and NEVER GOIN’ BACK) was awarded a fiscal sponsorship by Film Independent and is supported by Kodak Film, Fotokem LA, and Vantage Film. It was selected for the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival.