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Josh Litman | |
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Born | London, Ontario, Canada | January 5, 1989
Nationality | Canadian, American |
Occupation(s) | Writer, Director |
Josh Litman (born January 5, 1989) is a Canadian/American writer and director based in Los Angeles, California. His films regularly blend dark comedy with heartfelt drama, often incorporating psychological themes. [1] [2]
Born in London, Ontario, Canada, Litman has a diverse educational background with an MFA in Film and Television Production from USC's School of Cinematic Arts and a BA in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience from Western University. [3] [4] He is the founder of Action Potential Productions, under which he has produced an extensive portfolio of over 40 films, plays, music videos, and two seasons of a web-based TV series. [5] He also co-hosts the long-running podcast Adulthood Friends alongside Aya Ishai. [6]
In 2017, Litman co-wrote Actors Anonymous, the feature film adaptation of James Franco's novel of the same name (Actors Anonymous), starring James Franco, Eric Roberts, Emma Rigby, Scott Haze, Carmen Argenziano, and Horatio Sanz. [7] The film, which was produced by Rabbit Bandini Productions in conjunction with USC, [8] screened at Cinequest [9] and the Newport Beach Film Festival. [10]
Active Shooter , a 2017 dramatic short film co-produced and co-written by Litman alongside Jacob J. Tanenbaum, garnered widespread attention after going viral on YouTube with over 12 million views. [11] The film, about a father who suspects his son is the shooter on the day of a school shooting, made its premiere at the 2018 Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival in South Korea [12] [13] and won the Social Awareness Award at the 2018 Silver State Film Festival.
Litman also wrote and produced 2017’s Point and Dream about a little girl who believes she has the power to solve homelessness. [14] Directed by Lost in the Stars filmmaker Rui Cui and produced in partnership with Alibaba Pictures, the Pasadena Community Foundation, and the nonprofit Union Station Homeless Services, the film sought to cast a spotlight on the homelessness crisis, winning the Silver Prize at the Big Heart Small Film competition. [15]
In 2018, Litman's USC thesis film, Last Dance, a darkly comedic neo-noir revenge thriller, screened at the Oscar-qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival. [16]
In 2020, Litman directed the official music video for Grammy-nominated pianist/singer-songwriter Nomi Abadi's single, Animals. [17]
The following year, Litman's feature anthology film, The Cluster B Quadrilogy, screened at the Forest City Film Festival. [18] [19] [20] It subsequently released on Tubi, [21] Plex, [22] Amazon Prime Video [23] , and other streaming platforms. [24]
In 2023, Litman's Super 16mm short film, Therapists, screened at the LA Shorts International Film Festival, [25] HollyShorts Film Festival, [26] and Forest City Film Festival. [27]
Litman's screenwriting has been acknowledged in several prestigious script competitions. His feature script, Impaled: A Love Story, was a semi-finalist at the 2021 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting, [28] 2021 Final Draft Big Break Screenwriting Contest, [29] and a finalist at the 2021 Script Pipeline Screenwriting Competition. [30] [31]
His feature script, The Triangular Theory of Love, was a semi-finalist at the 2022 Final Draft Big Break Screenwriting Contest. [32] His feature scripts, Active Shooter (co-written with Jacob J. Tanenbaum) and Blink, were both second-rounders at the 2023 Austin Film Festival Screenplay Competition. [33] Active Shooter was also a quarter-finalist at the 2021 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting. [28]
In 2019, Litman published his first book of poetry , Exploding Glass Staircase. [34]
Litman maintains an active YouTube channel under the banner of Action Potential Productions with over 85,000 subscribers and millions of views, engaging a wide audience with his creative content. [35]
Year | Title | Writer | Director | Producer | Note | Ref. |
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2017 | Actors Anonymous | Yes | No | No | co-written; directed by Juel Taylor and 11 others | |
2021 | The Cluster B Quadrilogy | Yes | Yes | Yes | 4-film anthology (Psychopath for a Day, Borderline Bill, Attention Whore, & Nick the Narcissist) |
Year | Title | Writer | Director | Producer | Note | Ref. |
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2011 | Death by Hot Wings | Yes | Yes | Yes | [36] [37] [38] | |
Elevator | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
2012 | Balls Deep | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Isaac's Shoes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
Sweet Girls | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
Red Light | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
The Life of Coco Chanel | No | Yes | Yes | |||
Genovese | No | No | Yes | |||
All Alone_Together | No | No | Yes | |||
2013 | The Cookie Monster | Yes | Yes | No | ||
Psychopath for a Day | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3+ million views on YouTube | ||
Three Point Convergence | Yes | Yes | Yes | co-written/co-directed | ||
Edgar | No | No | Yes | |||
2014 | Breaking Up With Celia | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
The Suit | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
A Case of Pyrophilia | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
The Birthday Girl | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
After Rachel | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
2015 | Milk and Ammonia | Yes | No | No | directed by Randolph Zaini | |
Beijing Blues | Yes | Yes | Yes | co-written/co-directed with Rui Cui | ||
Father Knows Best | Yes | No | No | directed by Rui Cui | ||
The Socratic Irony | No | Yes | Yes | co-directed | ||
Out | No | No | Yes | |||
2016 | Beef Jelly | Yes | Yes | Yes | co-written/co-directed | |
2017 | Active Shooter | Yes (Story) | No | Yes | co-written (story); 12+ million views on YouTube | |
The Priest, the Whore, and the Man at the Door | Yes | Yes | Yes | 100,000+ views on YouTube | ||
Last Dance | Yes | Yes | No | USC thesis film | ||
Free Choice | Yes | No | No | directed by Rui Cui | ||
Point and Dream | Yes | No | Yes | directed by Rui Cui | ||
2018 | Nick the Narcissist | Yes | Yes | Yes | 400,000+ views on YouTube | |
Borderline Bill | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
2019 | Attention Whore | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Andy Asperger | No | Yes | Yes | |||
2020 | The Sound of a Painting | Yes | Yes | Yes | co-written/co-directed | |
2022 | Therapists | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
TBD | F Minor | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Year | Title | Artist | Ref. |
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2015 | Swing of Your Kiss | Tam Duong | [36] [37] [39] |
2020 | Animals | Nomi Abadi |
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