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. With partner Michèle Stephenson he founded Rada Studio to tell stories about communities that have been neglected by the mainstream media and contribute to the American narrative mosaic. Together, while raising a family in Brooklyn, New York, Brewster and Stephenson have directed and produced documentary and fiction films. In 2008, they directed Slaying Goliath, a documentary that follows 10 days in the life of their son's fifth grade basketball team from Harlem, New York as they experience culture clash at a national tournament in suburban Florida. Brewster and Stephenson also produced and directed Faces of Change, which follows five activists on five continents fighting racism in their communities.
The Keeper
(Writer)
The Keeper
(Director)
American Promise
(Director)
Learning to Breathe
(Director)
The Killing Zone
(Writer)
The Killing Zone
(Co-Producer)
The Killing Zone
(Director)
Elena
(Producer)
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
(Producer)
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
(Writer)
A Conversation with Black Women on Race
(Director)
Slaying Goliath
(Director)
Drawn to the Mat
(Director)
A Conversation About Growing Up Black
(Director)
Decolonizing Mental Health
(Director)
A Mother's Dream
(Producer)
The Changing Same - Episode 1: The Dilemma
(Producer)
Coming Home: The Dry Storm
(Producer)
The Changing Same - Episode 1: The Dilemma
(Writer)
Black Girls Play: The Story of Hand Games
(Producer)
A Conversation with Black Women on Race
(Producer)
Decolonizing Mental Health
(Writer)
Slaying Goliath
(Writer)
A Conversation with White People on Race
(Producer)
Slaying Goliath
(Producer)
Freddie Gray Documentary
(Director)
The Changing Same
(Producer)
A Conversation About Growing Up Black
(Producer)
Drawn to the Mat
(Producer)
Faces of Change
(Producer)
Decolonizing Mental Health
(Producer)
The Age of Water
(Producer)
Freddie Gray Documentary
(Producer)
American Promise
(Producer)
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
(Director)
The Changing Same
(Writer)
The Changing Same - Episode 1: The Dilemma
(Director)
Black Girls Play: The Story of Hand Games
(Director)
The Changing Same
(Director)
The Keeper
(Producer)
Stateless
(Executive Producer)