Joe Brewster
About
Producer and Director, Joe Brewster is a Harvard trained psychiatrist who uses his psychological training as the foundation in approaching the intimate stories he tackles as an artist and filmmaker. Brewster has created stories using installation, narrative, documentary and print mediums that have garnered support from critics and audiences internationally. He is a recipient of fellowships and grants from the Sundance Institute, the Tribeca Film Institute, BAVC, MacArthur Foundation, and most recently the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation. Brewster is a Spirit Award and three-time Emmy Award nominee. His recent documentary film AMERICAN PROMISE was awarded the U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Achievement in Filmmaking at Sundance and the African American Film Critics’ Association Award. Brewster’s outreach accomplishments include a Revere Award and the 2013 NAACP Image Award for the best-selling companion book PROMISES KEPT and a BritDoc Prize for developing one of the most innovative outreach campaigns in 2014.
Stateless
Through the journey of electoral hopeful Rosa Iris, filmmaker Michèle Stephenson’s new documentary STATELESS traces the complex tributaries of history and present-day politics between Haiti and the Dominican Republic, revealing the personal impact of institutionalized racism and oppression.
American Promise
American Promise follows two African-American boys and their families for 12 years as they navigate the terrain of race, privilege and opportunity at a rigorous New York City private school.