Brent Joseph
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Brent Joseph is an award-winning writer, director & editor (born New Orleans, LA, 1974).

From tales of his Lebanese family working as peddlers in Louisiana’s Cajun communities to life in the stark aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, his directing work tells personal stories of surviving, and often thriving, on the edge of civilization. His films have screened at festivals from Los Angeles to Paris, including Full Frame, Slamdance, Austin Film Festival, & Rooftop Films.

As an editor, Brent worked as an assistant in the cutting rooms of David Fincher, Larry Clark and Seth Rogen, before editing several features & TV programs which aired on PBS, MTV and screened at SXSW. Most recently, he edited QUEEN OF PARADIS, which won the award for “Excellence in Documentary Feature Editing” at the Ashland Film Festival. Brent has also edited films for Microsoft and cut trailers for AMERICAN HORROR STORY