Joel Johnson
Directing
Biography
Joel Johnson is an independent British filmmaker from Leicester. He has been studying film for a number of years. As well as writing a number of screenplays and directing, Joel has also produced, edited and acted as a cinematographer on multiple projects. His work has accumulated thousands of views on the social media platform YouTube.
Known For
What autism means to me? This short film is designed to raise awareness of autism and to gain an understanding of what it’s like to be autistic. Today’s guest speaker is Harry Machin.
What Autism Means To Me?
An up-and-coming artist is confronted by her stalker.
Saving Grace
A young man reflects on the past moments of his life just before everything changes forever.
Aimless Monologue Before The Credits...
After losing all of his money in a poker game, hard-man Jimmy proposes a game of Russian Roulette.
Ace In The Hole
A factoid on how to recycle plastic bottles correctly.
The Milk Carton
Whilst on a date, Pete’s ego is tested when a cocky rival challenges him to a pool game, forcing him to decide if winning is worth losing what truly matters.
Rack 'Em Up
A meditative series of twelve individual shots, each offering a quiet reflection on nature’s varied forms — capturing fleeting moments of stillness, texture, and light across shifting landscapes.
Take 12
The story of a dog and her new found pebble.
The Pebble
In this horror short film from first time directors Joel Johnson & George Williams, two strangers rot away in their holding cells overnight - but as the hours drone on and strange outside forces begin to grab their attention, they’re left with one question: what could possibly be going on?
Sobering Cell
An unstable man attempts to recover from the aftermath of a suffering relationship, his psyche split into three.
The Elms Estate: You Can Talk To Me
An Irishman reflects upon the concept of life.
Eternity's Void
Five glimpses at conscience in peril.
Weak Day
A documentary about Romanian Rescue Dogs.
Scruffy Dogs
A desparate door to door salesman decides to help an insane man to dispose of a body in exchange for a sale
The Sale
After a date night goes wrong, a couple faces the moral predicament of saving a man's life.
Love Bites
At an art convention, a caricature artist reunites with his former partner, and her incredibly successful boyfriend...
Drawn To Imperfection
Louis Noon, retired gamer, must take on a new challenge: training his disciple to become the greatest fighter in the universe... but their hunger for perfection has a price.
Fortnite with Louis Noon
A tormented Priest, burdened with the confessions of people throughout time, tries to bear the weight of others’ sins whilst grappling with what’s left of his own humanity.
Confessors
A notorious film critic awakens in a scene from a horror film that he deemed “cheap and tacky.”
Critical
Blackwater, a down-on-his-luck farmhand, is poached by a notorious snack mogul and brought to work in the city. Though their company thrives under the new regime, Blackwater begins to fall deeper into the business lifestyle, running the risk of losing the man he used to be.