
Joe Brewster
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.
16 directing credits · 2 acting credits
Directing · 16

Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
2023

The Keeper
1995

American Promise
2013

The Killing Zone
2003

Black Girls Play: The Story of Hand Games
2023

The Changing Same
2018

The Changing Same - Episode 1: The Dilemma
2021

Decolonizing Mental Health
2021
Paul Robeson Documentary
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Freddie Gray Documentary
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A Conversation with Black Women on Race
2015
A Conversation With Latinos on Race
2015

Slaying Goliath
2008
A Conversation About Growing Up Black
2015
Drawn to the Mat
2019
Learning to Breathe
2021
