Josh Sternfeld
Writing
Biography
Josh Sternfeld studied filmmaking at NYU Graduate Film School, where he wrote and directed the award-winning short film Balloons, Streamers. After completing his degree, Josh worked as an editor for Steeplechase Films on the Emmy-nominated PBS series New York: A Documentary Film. Concurrent with the series, Josh wrote his first feature screenplay Winter Solstice. He developed the script at the 2001 Sundance Screenwriters Lab, and directed the film in 2003. The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and was acquired by Paramount Classics, who released it to international acclaim in April 2005. In 2008 Josh wrote and directed the feature film Meskada, a police-drama set in Catskill, New York. It premiered at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival. In 2011 Josh co-produced the thriller Darkroom. In June 2021, Sternfeld directed the film Fortress: Sniper's Eye (2022) In addition to his feature work, Josh also directs brand campaigns for online media – notably StyleCaster, Peloton Cycle and the Viñoly Foundation. He has also taught screenwriting and film production at New York University/Tisch School of the Arts. Josh lives in New York City with his wife and daughter.
Known For
Two young lovers rob their way across the southland, posting their exploits to social media, and gaining fame and followers as a result.
Infamous
Weeks after the deadly assault on Fortress Camp, Robert makes a daring rescue to save Sasha, the widow of his old nemesis Balzary. But back in the camp's command bunker, it appears Sasha may have devious plans of her own. As a new attack breaks out, Robert is confronted with a familiar face he thought he'd never see again…
Fortress: Sniper's Eye
A girl and her friends find a game in the attic that summons a creature known as The Midnight Man, who uses their worst fears against them.
The Midnight Man
Following the lackluster launch of her debut novel, 35-year-old writer Kate Conklin receives an invitation from her former professor and old crush to speak at her alma mater. With her book tour canceled and her ego deflated, Kate decides to take the trip, wondering if it might give her the morale boost she sorely needs. Instead, she falls into a comical regression—from misadventures with eccentric twenty-year-olds, to feelings of jealousy toward her former professor’s new favorite student. Striking the balance between bittersweet and hilarious, Kate takes a journey through her past to reevaluate her future.
I Used to Go Here
Small-town detective Noah Cordin is called to solve a juvenile homicide that occurred during a home burglary in his affluent town of Hilliard. The dead boy's mother, Allison Connor, is a member of the Meskada County Board of Commissioners, and a powerful woman in Hilliard; and the entire township rallies together in solidarity - to support her and Detective Cordin's efforts to find the killers.
Meskada
A widower confronts his older son's decision to leave home and his younger son's self-destructive behavior.
Winter Solstice
An alien satellite crash lands in the desert of New Mexico, infecting two geologists sent to investigate the site. The fate of Earth lands on an I.C.E Officer and a CDC Doctor, who must work together to save humanity.
Final Invasion
A team of paranormal investigators livestream a "Halloween Special" ghost hunt of a notorious haunted mansion, but the source of the supernatural evil proves far more deadly.
The Unearthly
A teenage brother of school shooting victim strikes up an unlikely friendship with the shooter's grandmother when they both work together at the same supermarket.
Tunnels
Supervisory ICE Officer Sam Reilly comes to question his worldview as he’s forced into conflict with an alien threat, fighting to save the Earth from an invasion and rescue a young girl who lost her family in the chaos.