Joe Brewster
Directing · Director · Writer · Co-Producer
Active 1995–present · Awards: Guggenheim Fellowship
Joe Brewster is an American psychiatrist and filmmaker who directs and produces fiction films, documentaries and new media focused on the experiences of communities of color.
Filmography
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project (2023) — Producer · Writer · DirectorAmerican Promise (2013) — Director · ProducerFaces of Change (2006) — ProducerThe Age of Water (2024) — ProducerThe Keeper (1995) — Director · Writer · ProducerThe Killing Zone (2003) — Director · Writer · Co-ProducerStateless (2020) — Executive ProducerLearning to Breathe (2021) — DirectorElena (2021) — ProducerSlaying Goliath (2008) — Director · Writer · ProducerA Conversation with Black Women on Race (2015) — Director · ProducerDrawn to the Mat (2019) — Director · ProducerA Conversation About Growing Up Black (2015) — Director · ProducerDecolonizing Mental Health (2021) — Director · Writer · ProducerFreddie Gray Documentary — Director · ProducerThe Changing Same - Episode 1: The Dilemma (2021) — Writer · Producer · DirectorA Conversation with White People on Race (2015) — ProducerComing Home: The Dry Storm (2010) — ProducerThe Changing Same (2018) — Producer · Writer · DirectorA Mother's Dream (2016) — ProducerBlack Girls Play: The Story of Hand Games (2023) — Producer · DirectorA Conversation With Latinos on Race (2015) — DirectorSons of Detroit (2025) — Executive ProducerPaul Robeson Documentary — Director · Writer