Joshua Lucas
Directing
Biography
Joshua K. Lucas is a documentary filmmaker and US Marine Corps veteran who has worked as a producer and assistant director on independent films, television, commercials and branded content. In 2014, using the GI Bill, Joshua earned his bachelor’s degree in film studies from Columbia University. He worked as an assistant director on projects such as “Curmudgeons,” directed by and starring Danny DeVito, and “Alina,” by the late indie film legend, Ben Barenholtz. In 2018, Joshua graduated from the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism and was a fellow at Al Jazeera English in Doha, Qatar. His short “Something to Say” won a 2019 Student Academy Award for Best Documentary. He now lives in West Hollywood, California.
Known For
The best part of getting old is no longer caring what anybody thinks. Eighty years-old and in assisted living, Ralph Pajovic is involved in a relationship that makes his family anxious. On a crisp, winter day, his unlucky-in-love granddaughter comes for what seems like an ordinary visit. A curmudgeon by nature, Ralph can’t possibly predict the surprise she has in store for him.
Curmudgeons
Russian exchange student Alya struggles to fit into what it means to be an American teenage girl in 1994 when she realizes her host father has a crush on her.
The Real American
Alina is an independent, ultra low-budget film showing the odyssey of a young Russian woman, Alina, who arrives in the city to find her father with only a 25-year-old photo in her possession.
Alina
Bryan Charles Kimes has a lot to say, but the power of language escapes him. Lost in a public-school system that does not suit his needs, his parents fight to help him find his voice.
Something to Say
Kraig Lewis was one of 120 people swept up in the largest gang raid in New York City history. His story shows how gang prosecutions are used in the mass criminalization of communities of color.