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Hey, I'm Joseph!

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Oakland, California

I'm a film maker from the San Francisco Bay Area. I love shooting on film and telling unique stories with interesting characters. And I talk about myself too much. 

 

This is me directing my first feature. We shot on super 16mm in the mountains of Colorado!

 

 

 

My Projects

Bad Kids

We all have a bad streak in us.

Thriller, Crime

Cape Girardeau


Green Light

278 followers

Projects I'm Supporting

FOG CITY

A solitary amateur ballplayer confronts an invisible past in plain view of a new teammate.

Drama, Mystery

San Francisco


Green Light

544 followers

There is a New World Somewhere

A troubled woman is seduced by a stranger who takes her on a road trip through America's deep south.

Drama

Los Angeles


Green Light

460 followers

Cross

A young Filipino backyard boxer enters a Mexican fight ring in the San Fernando Valley.

Drama, Film-Noir

Los Angeles


Green Light

196 followers

The Canary

One gold miner. One mine. One nightmare.

History, Thriller


Green Light

125 followers

BRIDES TO BE

The night before their wedding, two women battle sinister forces to save themselves, and each other.

LGBT, Thriller

Seattle


Green Light

719 followers

Funeral Day

A man skips his friend’s funeral in an attempt to start living his own life to the fullest.

Comedy, Drama

Los Angeles


Green Light

237 followers

That's Not Us

An intimate portrait of 3 couples on a beach weekend that tests the strength of their relationships

LGBT, Romantic Comedy

New York


Green Light

240 followers

First Girl I Loved

A lesbian high-schooler in Los Angeles falls in love with a young woman even more conflicted about her sexuality than she is.

Drama, LGBT

Los Angeles


Green Light

237 followers

SuperZero

When a 35 year old schlub jumps from a building only to land unharmed, he is forced to embrace his role as an invincible superhero.

Action, Comedy


Green Light

75 followers

All Earthly Constraints

Struggling screenwriter Emily writes a screenplay about struggling screenwriter Emma, who is secretly a superheroine named Emmageddon.

Drama, Sci-Fi

Los Angeles


Green Light

92 followers

Abortifacient

A film that explores gender and family issues in an "operatic cinema" story that fans of both art and psychological horror will appreciate.

Drama, Horror

Houston


Green Light

58 followers

Must Fool Everyone

Must Fool Everyone is a comedic short about a quirky guy mistaking an offer from his dream girl for playing the role of a lifetime.

Comedy

Saint Louis


Green Light

80 followers

The Ladies Almanack

Hélène Cixous, Eileen Myles, Guinevere Turner, & more star in the epic tribute to women's writing.

LGBT, Experimental

Chicago


Green Light

146 followers

Huevos Rancheros

Lifelong friends, Danny and Marcus must confront the difference between them that could drive a wedge in their relationship.

Drama

New Orleans


Green Light

56 followers

About Strangers

Three drifters journey out of Los Angeles in search of a time machine and a new beginning.

Experimental, Drama

Los Angeles


Green Light

207 followers

OneWeekLoveFilm

Two friends explore their relationship during a one week romance.

Romantic Comedy

New York


Green Light

53 followers

Bad Kids

We all have a bad streak in us.

Thriller, Crime

Cape Girardeau


Green Light

278 followers

Custodian

The macabre account of a man whose inner demons drive him to seek redemption in the aftermath of bloodshed.

Animation, Fantasy

Los Angeles


Green Light

532 followers

Hijabi

Alia, a Muslim-American teenager, has a secret night out with her friends that ends in an unexpected confrontation with her father.

Drama, Shorts Program

Austin


Green Light

130 followers

Over Dinner

Frustrated by her eccentric mother's care-free role as grandmother, her adult daughter unravels their complicated past over dinner.

Comedy, Drama

New Haven


Green Light

53 followers

The Long Haul

Magic Mike meets The Full Monty in a documentary featuring six "Average Joes"

Comedy, Documentary

Seattle


Green Light

261 followers

The Camel's Back

A beautiful short film exploring what healing and letting go can mean for a 13 year old teenage girl struggling with growing pains.

Drama, Fantasy

Nairobi


Green Light

522 followers

Magic Pills

Homeopathy - the medicine they don't want you to know about. We need finishing funds! US contributions are tax deductible!

Documentary, Science

Toronto


Green Light

616 followers

Things I Hate

A nice gal endures the indignities and humiliations of life in the big city, one episode at a time.

Comedy

New York


Green Light

223 followers

Break

Sometimes a door opens where you least expect it…

Comedy, Drama

Los Angeles


Green Light

201 followers

Ordinary Women

Feminist Frequency's new video series about defying stereotypes, challenging the status quo, and being extraordinary.

Animation, History

San Francisco


Green Light

4,134 followers

Building the American Dream

In the deadliest state for construction, undocumented workers fight for reform of the Texas industry while under the threat of deportation.

Documentary

Austin


Green Light

970 followers

A punk Daydream

Indonesia has one of the biggest punk scenes in the world, amidst poverty, pollution and oppression.

Documentary

Los Angeles


Green Light

1,600 followers

Movies & Shows I Recommend

Farah tries to lose her virginity while on the 2004 campaign trail with her two best friends.

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Farah Goes Bang

2015 • 

Feature

by Meera Menon

Awkward 'n' Awesome Rock 'n' Roll

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The Crumbles

2012 • 

Feature

by Akira Boch

Two twentysomething childhood friends reunite to solve the mystery of a missing golden retriever.

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City Strays

2013 • 

Feature

by Mike Elsherif

Two strangers meet on Christmas night...

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Courtesan

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Short

by Misti Boland, Jeremy Osbern

An Ojibwe boy searches for a safe place for he and his younger sister on the Leech Lake reservation.

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Rez

2014 • 

Short

by Dominique DeLeon

A man wakes up in a Koreatown hallway, naked except for a cock ring and a frilly scarf.

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Coming To

• 

Short

by Lindsey Haun

A Native American fishing couple negotiate the changing waters beneath them.

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80 to 90 ft

2014 • 

Short

by Jason Kohl

Look inside the hearts of two rabid NFL fans as they battle the rising costs of major league sports.

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America's Parking Lot

2012 • 

Feature

by Jonny Mars

Wino - Chessmaster - Author - Psychopath - Genius

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Barbaric Genius

2012 • 

Feature

by Paul Duane

Set in South Los Angeles, "Botiando" is a look into the life of one working class family.

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Botiando

2007 • 

Short

by Victor Hugo Duran

Explore the overlap of prisons and racial oppression, as well as alternative visions for justice.

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Broken On All Sides

2012 • 

Feature

by Matthew Pillischer

The battle of heaven and hell collide in a apocalyptic tale of human survival.

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Daydream

2014 • 

Short

by Dane Ohlrogge

A short film about women, Puerto Rico, and sexuality...

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GABI

2012 • 

Short

by Zoé Salicrup Junco

A young girl is convinced that she is going to die and must complete her bucket list by day's end.

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Live a Little

• 

Short

by Molly McGaughey

Two little bug lovers find love.

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Love Bug

2009 • 

Short

by Kat Candler

Imprisoned in a winter wonderland, Alice and the Hatter must confront the Jabberwock to survive.

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Jabberwocky (Director's Cut)

2012 • 

Short

by Ted Eschweiler

A woman from the future fights to protect her new identity from her old one.

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Movement and Location

2015 • 

Feature

by Alexis Boling

In the birthplace of hip-hop, two rappers wait for a record producer on a lonely street corner.

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For Flow

2011 • 

Short

by Jason Camp

When a blackout strikes in a foreign city, reunited lovers Sophie & Roland must fight for survival.

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BLACKOUT

2013 • 

Short

by David Bly

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