Jesse Ayala is a producer creating live and digital experiences.
As a Live Experience Producer, I have produced numerous successful events, including New York Fashion Week runway shows, TikTok influencer campaigns and retreats, celebrity brand activations, and meta-verse presentations. My work has earned recognition from top media outlets, such as People Magazine, Vogue, WWD, amongst others.
In addition to producing live experiences, I am also an accomplished Film Director and Co-Founder of Fovrth Studios, a creative documentary studio that specializes in social justice storytelling. My films have premiered in film festivals across the globe, including Tribeca, SXSW, Cannes, The American Film Institute, Hot Docs.
My award winning virtual reality series “Authentically Us: Stories from the Transgender Community” is the first documentary series from Meta (Oculus) and the first to place transgender people at the center of the experience. My series #ImmigrantVoices launched the Global Citizen summer festival in Central Park, New York.
My faith in the power of storytelling to stir empathy and action stems from my fieldwork positions for the with HIV/AIDS interventions, the United Nations in crisis zones in Gaza and Lebanon, Al Jazeera as an independent photojournalist during the Arab Spring, and Teach for America as educator in high need schools in New Orleans. In 2012, I co- founded Modavanti, the world’s largest e-commerce platform for sustainable fashion, work that earned honors from NBC News, Microsoft, InStyle, and The Huffington Post.
I have earned fellowships and awards from institutions such as New Museum (the first museum-led incubator), IDFA DocLab Academy, Meta’s Creators Lab, and The Future of Storytelling. These investments helped me refine my craft and find my voice.
You get what you give, is a mantra that has guided me in life. I am an active member of trade organizations (like International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, International Center of Photography) investing in new waves of talent. As a proud gay man, I participate with grassroots and national LGBTQ+ advocacy groups like SaveLGBT, GLAAD, Human Rights Campaign, and The Victory Institute.
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