Henry Joost

Henry Joost
Joost at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con
Born	(1982-10-30) October 30, 1982 (age 43) Frankfurt, Germany
Spouse	Sofia Black-D'Elia ​ (m. 2021)​ [1]
Children	1

Henry Joost (born October 30, 1982) is an 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]}

Career

Joost briefly attended Columbia University. ^[5]

In 2006, he became a finalist in the Scion Xpress Fest, a film school competition, where he directed a music video for an indie band Palomar. ^{[6] [7]}

In 2018, Joost co-directed the Netflix sci-fi superhero thriller film Project Power alongside Ariel Schulman from a screenplay by Mattson Tomlin. ^{[8] [9] [10]}

Filmography (with Ariel Schulman)

Film

Year	Title	Director	Writer
2011	Paranormal Activity 3	Yes	No
2012	Paranormal Activity 4	Yes	No
2016	Nerve	Yes	No
	Viral	Yes	No
2020	Project Power	Yes	No
2022	Secret Headquarters	Yes	Yes
TBA	Untitled Weezer film	Yes	Yes

Documentary film

Year	Title	Director	Producer	DoP	Himself	Notes
2010	Catfish [11]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
2011	Metropolis II	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Documentary short
2012	A Brief History of John Baldessari	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
2021	Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity	No	No	No	Yes	[12]

Television

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Executive Producer	Notes
2011	3x3	Yes	No	No	TV movie
2012–present	Catfish: The TV Show	No	Yes	Yes

References

1. Kuperinsky, Amy (January 20, 2022). "'Single Drunk Female' star Sofia Black-D'Elia on recovery, addiction and her N.J. journey". NJ.com. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
2. "Henry Joost". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . 2012. Archived from the original on October 28, 2012.
3. "A Chance for the Scary to Be Scared". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
4. "I think we call this 'Activity' boredom". NBC 17. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
5. "Henry Joost Movies and Shows - Apple TV". Apple TV. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
6. Staff, Chief Marketer (February 27, 2006). "Toyota Scion's Screening Tour Teams Rock and Film Makers". Chief Marketer. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
7. Bonjour Supermarché (May 16, 2007). Palomar - Albacore . Retrieved December 10, 2024– via YouTube.
8. Harper, Rachael (August 12, 2020). "Project Power: Interview with Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman". ScifiNow. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
9. Lang, Brent (October 16, 2017). "Netflix Wins Bidding War for 'Power,' White Hot Spec Script (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety . Retrieved October 11, 2018.
10. Hersko, Tyler (July 15, 2020). "'Project Power' Trailer: Jamie Foxx, Joseph Gordon-Levitt Team for Netflix's Next Summer Tentpole". IndieWire. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
11. A comprehensive guide to every dating term you'll ever need to know — in alphabetical order, thisisinsider.com, 15 July 2018
12. Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity (2021) . Retrieved November 12, 2024– via www.blu-ray.com.

External links

• Henry Joost at IMDb