Log in
Joanna Joy

Directing

Joanna Joy

Joanna Joy is a writer, director, and producer with a passion for interdisciplinary and intersectional storytelling. In 2025, she completed an artistic residency at the Rockhampton Museum of Art, focusing on the development of narrative cinematic content grounded in regional multicultural history. Prior to this, Joanna was selected for the 2023 Accelerator Lab at the Melbourne International Film …

Known For

Band(She)Band(She) · 2022
Band(She)
2022
MovieFantasy
Like most teenagers, Banshee and Werewolf feel pretty misunderstood—however, unlike most teenagers they have fantastical powers, which aid them in their fight to be heard.
Fighting FeelingsFighting Feelings · 2023
Fighting Feelings
2023
MovieComedy
Everyone loves Babyface and everyone loves to hate the Heel. However, feelings are not so clear inside the wrestling ring. As the final showdown unfolds our two favourite personas must grapple with their feelings in an attempt to rewrite their own storyline.
OutcastOutcast · 2024
Outcast
2024
MovieDrama
In a world where imagination meets reality, Sam, a neurodivergent student is excluded from the school play but dares to dream bigger.
Oil & WaterOil & Water · 2024
Oil & Water
2024
MovieFantasyHorror
A haunting underwater fable set against a world ravaged by pollution and war. When a young, deaf Sailor ventures into the ocean in search of a mythical Siren, their brief and bittersweet encounter ends in betrayal.
Generations of MenGenerations of Men · 2023
Generations of Men
★ 5.02023
MovieDrama
May Downs, 1859. A white family making an overland journey to Rockhampton, with the assistance of Aboriginal staff, is stalled when the mother goes into labour. This loose adaptation of Wright’s eponymous historical account focuses on the female experience of colonisation, revealing the human costs of masculine avarice.

Filmography

Sort