Joshua Priestley is a filmmaker and photographer based in New York City.  He utilizes his technical expertise and versatility in both disciplines to capture the emotional connection between the subject and the outside world. By stripping away extraneous elements, his work possesses a realism that pulls the viewer into a compelling examination of existential questions in everyday life.

     After growing up among the pines and beaches of southern New Jersey, Joshua pursued his work in New York. While studying his cinema influences and making films of his own, he honed his filmmaking craft working under American independent film director Jim Jarmusch.  These experiences enhanced his passion for the form of cinema and his exploration of storytelling through the still and moving image.
    
     Joshua’s creative endeavors include the production of music videos (Bartees Strange, Anna Pancaldi, Teague Alexy, Hobo Nephews, Still Blue Still Turning), short films, portrait and documentary photography, writing screenplays and other stories, and acting as creative director for the independent record label Consider It Correspondence.  

     Joshua has a Bachelor of Arts in Filmmaking and a minor in Photography. He recently released the short film This Feeling Will Be Over Soon, starring Teague Alexy, the story of a man forced to evaluate the direction of his life after a personal traumatic event. In addition, he has two separate music videos to be released later this summer for Bartees Strange and Anna Pancaldi.