Joe Brewster

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Joe Brewster

Biography

Joe Brewster is an American psychiatrist and filmmaker who directs and produces fiction films, documentaries and new media focused on the experiences of communities of color. With partner Michèle Stephenson he founded Rada Studio to tell stories about communities that have been neglected by the mainstream media and contribute to the American narrative mosaic. Together, while raising a family in Brooklyn, New York, Brewster and Stephenson have directed and produced documentary and fiction films. In 2008, they directed Slaying Goliath, a documentary that follows 10 days in the life of their son's fifth grade basketball team from Harlem, New York as they experience culture clash at a national tournament in suburban Florida. Brewster and Stephenson also produced and directed Faces of Change, which follows five activists on five continents fighting racism in their communities.

Known For

Producer

2024
The Age of Water

as Producer

2021
Elena

as Producer

2020
Stateless

as Executive Producer

2019
Drawn to the Mat

as Producer

2018
The Changing Same

as Producer

2016
A Mother's Dream

as Producer

2013
American Promise

as Producer

2008
Slaying Goliath

as Producer

2006
Faces of Change

as Producer

2003
The Killing Zone

as Co-Producer

1995
The Keeper

as Producer

Actor

2023
Subject

as Self

2013