Henry Joost | |
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![]() Joost at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con | |
Born | Frankfurt, Germany | October 30, 1982
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Filmmaker |
Spouse | [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] [5] Henry is married to actress Sofia Black-D'Elia.
Joost briefly attended Columbia University. [6] 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. [7] [8] In 2018, Joost co-directed the Netflix sci-fi superhero thriller film Project Power alongside Ariel Schulman from a screenplay by Mattson Tomlin. [9] [10] The film stars Jamie Foxx, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Dominique Fishback. [11] It was released on August 14, 2020. [12]
Film
Documentary film
Year | Title | Director | Producer | DoP | Himself | Notes |
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2010 | Catfish [13] | 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 | [14] |
Television
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Executive Producer | Notes |
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2011 | 3x3 | Yes | No | No | TV movie |
2012–present | Catfish: The TV Show | No | Yes | Yes |