Joe Kowalski
Directing
Biography
Joe Kowalski is a director, editor, and multimedia artist. He is the director and producer of the feature documentary Micronations. Joe was born and raised in Oberlin, Ohio, and resides in Cleveland, Ohio. Kowalski's work has been featured in Smithsonian Magazine, Hollywood.com, and Animation Magazine. He's a restless sort of fella.
Known For
Nestled in a mountainous rainforest in Alaska is the town of Whittier, where nearly the entire population lives in a single apartment building. They bring new meaning to the idea of getting along with your neighbor.
Prettier in Whittier
Nichelle Nichols' daunting task to launch a national blitz for NASA, recruiting 8,000 of the nation's best and brightest, including the trailblazing astronauts who became the first African American, Asian and Latino men and women to fly in space.
Woman in Motion
An easily frustrated and wise-cracking charter bus driver from the mid-west loses everything after being fired. Desperately, he moves in with his crazy cousin to become a mailman in the rough urban area of Cleveland, Ohio.
Hey, Mr. Postman!
Two stepsisters uncover a bizarre conspiracy about a secret battle between the people named Joe in the world and the people named Bob.
Billie Bob Joe
Sovereignty, borders, and community. Passports, constitutions, and anthems. All these topics swirl together in this feature film exploration of micronations. You might just be ready to start your own country by the end of it.
Micronations
Six individuals from two unique dysfunctional families are each represented by a different color in this complexly interlinked drama about love, loss, and meaning.
PRISM
A YouTuber experiences an existential crisis in this musical comedy about creativity, online media, and balancing life.
One Day: A Musical
A young man begins to form negative views on women and relationships after several failed dating experiences.
Confessions of a Modern Incel
After an urban Catholic High School football team comes together to win a state championship, tragedy strikes. A star player is killed and two of his teammates are charged with his murder. Based on the true story of the Cleveland, Ohio Benedictine football team's 2004 season.
Mr. Football
A musician named Joker gives a tour of his home: the Copenhagen anarchist community known as Freetown Christiania.
The Joker of Freetown
In a Midwestern town founded by identical brothers, thousands convene for the world's largest gathering of twins. Jerry, sentimental about his fading twin identity, reunites with his reluctant brother Paul for a weekend of revelry and re-connection. At turns playful and painful, their childhood tradition strains to find a place in their newly changing lives.