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Henry Joost
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Joost at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con
Born (1982-10-30) October 30, 1982 (age 41)
Frankfurt, Germany
NationalityAmerican
OccupationFilmmaker
Spouse
(m. 2021)
[1]

Henry Joost (born October 30, 1982) is a German-born American filmmaker, whose work includes directing, with Ariel Schulman, the films Catfish , Paranormal Activity 3 , Paranormal Activity 4 , Nerve and Project Power . [2] [3] [4] [5] Henry is married to actress Sofia Black-D'Elia.

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Career

In 2018, Joost co-directed the Netflix sci-fi superhero thriller film Project Power alongside Ariel Schulman from a screenplay by Mattson Tomlin. [6] [7] The film stars Jamie Foxx, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Dominique Fishback. [8] It was released on August 14, 2020. [9]

Filmography (With Ariel Schulman)

Film

Documentary films

YearTitleDirectorProducerDoPHimselfNotes
2010 Catfish [10] YesYesYesYes
2011Metropolis IIYesYesYesNoDocumentary short
2012 A Brief History of John Baldessari YesYesYesNo

Television

YearTitleDirectorWriterExecutive
Producer
Notes
20113x3YesNoNoTV movie
2012–present Catfish: The TV Show NoYesYes

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