Joel Souza | |
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Born | Fremont, California, U.S. | June 14, 1973
Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
Years active | 2010–present |
Children | 2 |
Joel Souza (born June 14, 1973) [1] is an American film director and screenwriter.
Souza was initially inspired to become a filmmaker after viewing the Indiana Jones film Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981). [2]
As a writer and director, Souza debuted in 2010 with the family adventure film Hannah's Gold, starring Luke Perry. The thriller Crown Vic , which featured the life behind the wheel of a patrol car, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, [3] [4] and received mixed reviews from critics, who noted substantial similarities between Crown Vic and the 2001 film Training Day . [5]
On October 21, 2021, Souza was injured by a discharge from a prop gun fired by actor Alec Baldwin while filming Rust . Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins died in the incident. [6] [7]
Souza lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, [6] and is married with two children. [8] [9]
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Ref. |
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2010 | Hannah's Gold | Yes | Yes | No | [10] |
2015 | Ghost Squad | Yes | Yes | No | [10] |
2015 | Christmas Trade | Yes | Yes | No | [10] |
2017 | Break Night | Yes | Yes | Yes | [10] |
2019 | Crown Vic | Yes | Yes | No | [11] |
TBA | Rust | Yes | Yes | No | [12] |
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