Joe Brewster

Joe Brewster

Directing
25 credits Guggenheim Fellowship 1

Awards

Won 1 Guggenheim Fellowship Award

Guggenheim Fellowship 1 won

  • 2016 Guggenheim Fellowship Won

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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.
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Filmography
Directing 16 credits
The Keeper
The Keeper
1995 · Director, Writer, Producer
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
2023 · Director, Writer, Producer
Paul Robeson Documentary
Paul Robeson Documentary
· Director, Writer
American Promise
American Promise
2013 · Director, Producer, Self
The Killing Zone
The Killing Zone
2003 · Director, Writer, Co-Producer
A Conversation About Growing Up Black
A Conversation About Growing Up Black
2015 · Director, Producer
Black Girls Play: The Story of Hand Games
Black Girls Play: The Story of Hand Games
2023 · Director, Producer
The Changing Same - Episode 1: The Dilemma
The Changing Same - Episode 1: The Dilemma
2021 · Director, Writer, Producer
A Conversation with Black Women on Race
A Conversation with Black Women on Race
2015 · Director, Producer
Decolonizing Mental Health
Decolonizing Mental Health
2021 · Director, Writer, Producer
Slaying Goliath
Slaying Goliath
2008 · Director, Writer, Producer
A Conversation With Latinos on Race
A Conversation With Latinos on Race
2015 · Director
The Changing Same
The Changing Same
2018 · Director, Writer, Producer
Freddie Gray Documentary
Freddie Gray Documentary
· Director, Producer
Drawn to the Mat
Drawn to the Mat
2019 · Director, Producer
Learning to Breathe
Learning to Breathe
2021 · Director
Producing 21 credits
Sons of Detroit
Sons of Detroit
2025 · Executive Producer
Stateless
Stateless
2020 · Executive Producer
The Keeper
The Keeper
1995 · Director, Writer, Producer
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
2023 · Director, Writer, Producer
American Promise
American Promise
2013 · Director, Producer, Self
Elena
Elena
2021 · Producer
The Age of Water
The Age of Water
2024 · Producer
The Killing Zone
The Killing Zone
2003 · Director, Writer, Co-Producer
A Conversation About Growing Up Black
A Conversation About Growing Up Black
2015 · Director, Producer
Black Girls Play: The Story of Hand Games
Black Girls Play: The Story of Hand Games
2023 · Director, Producer
The Changing Same - Episode 1: The Dilemma
The Changing Same - Episode 1: The Dilemma
2021 · Director, Writer, Producer
A Conversation with White People on Race
A Conversation with White People on Race
2015 · Producer
A Conversation with Black Women on Race
A Conversation with Black Women on Race
2015 · Director, Producer
Decolonizing Mental Health
Decolonizing Mental Health
2021 · Director, Writer, Producer
Slaying Goliath
Slaying Goliath
2008 · Director, Writer, Producer
The Changing Same
The Changing Same
2018 · Director, Writer, Producer
Faces of Change
Faces of Change
2006 · Producer
Freddie Gray Documentary
Freddie Gray Documentary
· Director, Producer
Drawn to the Mat
Drawn to the Mat
2019 · Director, Producer
Coming Home: The Dry Storm
Coming Home: The Dry Storm
2010 · Producer
A Mother's Dream
A Mother's Dream
2016 · Producer
Writing 8 credits
The Keeper
The Keeper
1995 · Director, Writer, Producer
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
2023 · Director, Writer, Producer
Paul Robeson Documentary
Paul Robeson Documentary
· Director, Writer
The Killing Zone
The Killing Zone
2003 · Director, Writer, Co-Producer
The Changing Same - Episode 1: The Dilemma
The Changing Same - Episode 1: The Dilemma
2021 · Director, Writer, Producer
Decolonizing Mental Health
Decolonizing Mental Health
2021 · Director, Writer, Producer
Slaying Goliath
Slaying Goliath
2008 · Director, Writer, Producer
The Changing Same
The Changing Same
2018 · Director, Writer, Producer
Acting 2 credits
American Promise
American Promise
2013 · Director, Producer, Self
Subject
Subject
2023 · Self
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