Joseph's life could be an adventure movie. Born in New Zealand, he spent over twenty-five years as a Marine Biologist in some of the most amazing and remote islands of Indonesia learning the cultures and language before marrying a warrior princess in Bali. In 2010 he retrained as an actor, director and writer with The Australian Performing Arts Conservatory with only one thing on his mind: to tell stories that matter. Joseph is one of only a handful of registered foreign Film Directors in Indonesia and directed, wrote, and produced the television pilot Soulbeats (currently in review for series with streaming platform VIU).
Over the past two years, he focused on building a portfolio of film and television stories, writing screenplays, and honing his skills as a director, writer and producer, splitting his time between Bali, New Zealand and Australia. He was the local producer for the Swiss feature, Lost In Paradise: Luchsinger and The Gods, directed documentaries for ABC and the German production Triple F**** and was the director/showunner for two television specials for Discovery Asia Pacific in 2021.
His latest feature script A Boy, An Elephant, And The Long White Cloud has been awarded a Development Grant from the New Zealand Film Commission.

Creative production in film and TV