Henry Joost

Known for DirectingBorn 1981-07-25 (age 44)USA

Henry Joost (born July 25, 1981) is an American director, known for working with his creative partner, Ariel Schulman. Their first feature documentary, Catfish, premiered at the Sundance film festival where it received critical acclaim and went on to a nationwide release in Fall 2010. They next directed Paranormal Activity 3 and 4, as well as the thrillers Nerve and Project Power. Henry and Rel are also Executive Producers on Catfish the TV Show, and have directed dozens of commercials and short films including A Brief History of John Baldessari, narrated by Tom Waits, which has been screened at over 75 film festivals worldwide. Their 2011 Google commercial Dear Sophie was named Time Magazine's Best Commercial of the Year. They have also made a number of short films for Vogue Magazine starring Lena Dunham, Margot Robbie, and Taylor Swift, accumulating over five million views. In addition to several projects in development, Henry & Rel wrote and are attached to direct an adaptation of Edward Abbey's novel The Monkey Wrench Gang, to be produced by Ed Pressman and Gary Burden.Read more

Movies & web series

The Watcher

Nerve

Catfish

Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity

Project Power

Secret Headquarters

Metropolis II

Who Is Sabato De Sarno? A Gucci Story

Paranormal Activity 3

Viral

White Girl

Paranormal Activity 4

A Brief History of John Baldessari

Catfish: Meeting the Girl in the Pictures

Elle Fanning's Fan Fantasy

The Second Sound Barrier

10 Crosby

Cover Girl

NY Export: Opus Jazz

Nemesis

Undo

Weezer: Security Threat

The Monkey Wrench Gang

Unravel