Joe Brewster
Appears in 25 titles

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.

Filmography

Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
The Keeper
5.7
The Keeper
1995
Director
American Promise
6.7
American Promise
2013
Director
The Killing Zone
6.0
The Killing Zone
2003
Director
Learning to Breathe
2021
Director
Slaying Goliath
Slaying Goliath
2008
Director
Drawn to the Mat
2019
Director
Decolonizing Mental Health
Decolonizing Mental Health
2021
Director
Freddie Gray Documentary
Director
The Changing Same - Episode 1: The Dilemma
Black Girls Play: The Story of Hand Games
The Changing Same
The Changing Same
2018
Director
Paul Robeson Documentary
Director