Jerry White Jr.
Biography
Jerry White Jr. has been making films since he was a teenager, getting his start with public access television in Metro Detroit during the early 90s. He is a lifelong student of DIY guerrilla filmmaking as well as a MFA graduate of USC's School of Cinematic Arts. As a director, actor, and producer, he has screened at over a hundred film festivals worldwide, winning numerous awards and securing international distribution for 20 Years of Madness, a film more than two decades in the making. In 2017, he founded the Vidlings & Tapeheads Film Festival to promote unconventional storytelling and bring together eclectic, unorthodox, and progressive filmmakers, musicians, and artists. Jerry is drawn to niche creative subcultures, outsider artists, and passionate amateurs and this is reflected in his work.
Known For & Full Filmography18 Titles
Movie - 2020, 2h 15m • as Weather Guy (voice)
A widow with three children hires a handyman to fix her house during a major storm. When not doing home repairs, he shares his philosophy of believing in the power of the universe to deliver what we want.
Movie - 2013, 2h 15m • as Dale
A tale about death, drugs, and rock 'n' roll.
Movie - 2009, 2h 15m • as The Hand
A woman in a loveless marriage seeks to escape her mundane life through a bizarre ritual.
Movie - 2010, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Video artifacts, found footage, lost footage.
Movie - 2025, 2h 15m • as Jerry
A young woman goes on a cathartic journey through memory and imagination inspired by the performers at an open mic.
Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • as Creepy Guy
An aspiring influencer documents her journey to booking her first horror film but receives a bloody surprise when a real-life killer begins murdering her cast mates on set.
Movie - 1995, 2h 15m • as (voice)
An anthology exploration of the PCP Robot dimension.
Movie - 2013, 2h 15m • as Officer Dan
Farah hits the road with her buddies to stump for John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election, hoping the trip will be her opportunity to finally shed her unwanted virginity. She soon finds her efforts on both political and sexual fronts continuously thwarted.
Movie - 2012, 2h 15m • as Moe
Surreal, offbeat short film about a cockroach who falls in love with the woman whose apartment he infests.
Movie - 2004, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Movie - 1993, 2h 15m • as Mort
Lenny is on a journey of some kind and it involves various kitchens for some reason.
Movie - 2014, 2h 15m • as Gene
After crossing into the U.S. with no family to speak of, young Cecilia finds herself in the charge of Francisco, a lonely Cuban immigrant long separated from his own family. Francisco operates a way station for border crossers on the outskirts of Lake Los Angeles, a surreal, desiccated lakebed in the California desert. While he copes with the alienation of living alone in a foreign land and the impossibility of realizing the American dream, Cecilia aimlessly wanders the dusty landscape, accompanied only by her fantastical imagination and distant memories of motherly love.
Movie - 1992, 2h 15m • as Scum
Quinn and Natasha lead a simple life until a strange man kidnaps Natasha and takes him to his mistress-someone Quinn had hoped was out of his life forever. Now Quinn must find Natasha, with the force of vengeance as his only guide.
Movie - 2014, 2h 15m • as Lethal Finger
Lethal Finger is back—and this time he's got some friends.
Movie - 2003, 2h 15m • as der Mann
A black and white German existentialist sci-fi action film.
Movie - 2016, 2h 15m • as Himself
When the eccentric cast of a mid-90s Public Access show in Detroit reunite after 20 years to make a new episode, they are forced to take a hard look at their lives and reconcile their teenage dreams with the realities of adulthood.
Movie - 2002, 2h 15m • as Wilmot
Wilmot seeks a higher truth and an end to despair.
Movie - 2016, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
The last tape, ten years ago—was the answer here somehow?