Joseph Wilson
Directing
Biography
Joseph Wilson is a queer artist and drag performer, living amongst the eclectic East London community. His work explores LGBTQ+ narratives, taking inspiration from his own lived experiences as well as documenting the people and places around him, amplifying their voices and celebrating their stories through his art.
Known For
Joseph Wilson meets the dance teacher fighting transphobic violence through voguing in Rio’s favelas.
Lua
A portrait of queer trans superstar, Love Bailey.
Love Bailey: The Manifesto of the Scarlet Woman
A nightmare in reverie: five young queer people are admitted into a clinic to undergo conversion therapy. Enduring several different and harrowing methods to change their sexual orientation and/or gender identity, the sterile space of abject trauma struggles to suppress the abundance and beauty of queer love. Striking images burst through like a new Un chant d'amour (1975).
I Can See the Sun But I Can't Feel It Yet
Stance... drag queen boxing, drag queen endurance, drag is a non-contact sport, so it's a kind of parody, no pain, no glory... the courage to be yourself and to appropriate typically masculine spaces with cheerfulness and femininity.
Stance
Drag Is My Ecstasy explores the lives of three young men, in and out of drag.
Drag is my Ecstasy
A short film that depicts the traumatising stories of queer performers Soroya, Harry & Kenya, who through lip-syncing, explore themes of loneliness, anxiety, trauma and recovery, all common issues within the LGBT+ community.
Isn’t It a Beautiful World
Lucian is a 14 year closeted gay kid going through puberty. He doesn’t know how to communicate in a world that doesn’t speak his language so he lives in isolation, observing the world as an outsider. With the fear of ever exposing who he really is, Lucian seeks comfort in fantasy and lives his life in a daydream.
I Love You in Different Ways
God awakens an old gay sauna in search of Venus, a Roman Goddess, hoping to try and save the world from climate change. The film was influenced by Jorge Donn's 1982 Bolero, mimicking its repetitive choreography and its enchanting score.
Always Show Courage When Burning to the Ground
A hangover dance and an allegory of a tough queer existence. Aesthetic shots of a male body amid deserted, neglected surroundings, where the well-honed torso contrasts with an expression of decay. A voyeuristic, yet also intimate experience, as exhilarating as a party, and as exhausting as the morning after.
Licking Wounds
A dystopic future reimagines the impact of Thatcher's section 28 on queer people.
IL-WIDNA
A confessional portrait of the highs and lows of open relationships A war between the body and mind wages on in this visual narrative of a couple's attempt to navigate their polyamorous relationship.