Joe Brewster
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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…
Filmography
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Sons of Detroit
2025
The Age of Water
2024
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
2023
Black Girls Play: The Story of Hand Games
2023
Learning to Breathe
Learning to Breathe
2021
Elena
2021
Decolonizing Mental Health
2021
The Changing Same - Episode 1: The Dilemma
2021
Stateless
2020
Drawn to the Mat
Drawn to the Mat
2019
The Changing Same
2018
A Mother's Dream
A Mother's Dream
2016
A Conversation with Black Women on Race
A Conversation with Black Women on Race
2015
A Conversation With Latinos on Race
A Conversation With Latinos on Race
2015
A Conversation with White People on Race
A Conversation with White People on Race
2015
A Conversation About Growing Up Black
A Conversation About Growing Up Black
2015
American Promise
2013
Coming Home: The Dry Storm
Coming Home: The Dry Storm
2010
Slaying Goliath
2008
Faces of Change
Faces of Change
2006
The Killing Zone
2003
The Keeper
1995
Freddie Gray Documentary
Freddie Gray Documentary
Paul Robeson Documentary
Paul Robeson Documentary
