Biography
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.
Directed 9
2020s
- 2023
Black Girls Play: The Story of Hand Games
Director
- 2021
Decolonizing Mental Health
Director
The Changing Same - Episode 1: The Dilemma
Director
2010s
- 2018
The Changing Same
Director
- 2013
American Promise
Director
2000s
- 2008
Slaying Goliath
Director
- 2003
The Killing Zone
Director
1990s
- 1995
The Keeper
Director
Produced 13
2020s
- 2025
Sons of Detroit
Executive Producer
- 2024
The Age of Water
Producer
- 2023
Black Girls Play: The Story of Hand Games
Producer
- 2021
Elena
Producer
Decolonizing Mental Health
Producer
The Changing Same - Episode 1: The Dilemma
Producer
- 2020
Stateless
Executive Producer
2010s
- 2018
The Changing Same
Producer
- 2013
American Promise
Producer
2000s
- 2008
Slaying Goliath
Producer
- 2003
The Killing Zone
Co-Producer
1990s
- 1995
The Keeper
Producer
Wrote 7
2020s
- 2023
- 2021
Decolonizing Mental Health
Writer
The Changing Same - Episode 1: The Dilemma
Writer
2010s
- 2018
The Changing Same
Writer
2000s
- 2008
Slaying Goliath
Writer
- 2003
The Killing Zone
Writer
1990s
- 1995
The Keeper
Writer
Appearances2
2020s
- 2023
Subject
Self
2010s
- 2013
American Promise
Self