Films

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"One Night in Tokyo" - Feature Film

One Night in Tokyo tells the story of an Iranian-American who goes to Tokyo for a week-long trip only to have it cut short by unexpected events.

WORLD PREMIERE: Cinequest Film Festival 2024

Press:

“Writer/director Joshua Woodcock’s romantic charmer sneaks up on audiences and then steals their hearts.” Randy Myers, The Mercury News

“In the film, Reza Emamiyeh and Tokiko Kitagawa deliver fantastic performances. Despite the long-distance element of the romance, their chemistry is undeniable, and you can’t help but root for them to be together in the end. What’s more, just like Sam and Ayaka, we hardly know either character at first, but their love story will leave you utterly captivated and falling deeply in love with them.” Alan Ng, Film Threat

“Packed with potent performances and very solid writing, Woodcock’s debut feature is one of those gems that have refreshing takes on familiar concepts.” Arman Mahmoudi, Arman’s Film Review

Official Website: https://onenightintokyo.com

 

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"Kitsune" - Short Film

In Kitsune, a young foster girl finds a mysterious bell that opens the door to imaginary creatures around her. When one befriends her asking for help, she runs away with him to return him to his family.

Filmed over 2 months, this 25 minute film was recently completed and is planning its festival premiere in 2022. Starring Adelaide St. John, JS Tate (Main Street), Angela DiMarco, and Cisco Keanu Hoberock. Music composed by Topher Horn.

Full film now viewable publicly here and on the official movie site!

 

Official Movie Site: KitsuneMovie.com

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"Main Street" - Short Film

A man who has lost his family becomes homeless while holding onto the memories of his past life. He befriends a lost dog and is reminded of the importance of memories, new and old.

Filmed edited, colored and scored in 3 weeks to capture the Christmas backdrop. Topher Horn composed the score which features a live string quartet that was recorded remotely.

Press:

"Meanwhile, Memphis filmmaking continues apace, on the non-feature films level: shorts, music videos, and so on. One of the more ambitious such recent efforts (shot, according to the filmmaker, "completely under COVID protocols"), is writer-director Joshua Woodcock's holiday season-appropriate "Main Street," about a homeless man (played, expertly, by JS Tate) in Downtown Memphis who befriends a lost dog (played, also expertly, by Kodiak)."

- John Beifuss, Commercial Appeal (LINK)

 

2021 Festival Run Results (Updated throughout the year):

Paris Film Festival 2021 Official Selection

Paris Film Festival 2021 Best Director: Winner

Paris Film Festival 2021 Best Live Action Short Film: Nominee

Tokyo International Short Film Festival 2021 Official Selection

Tokyo International Short Film Festival 2021 Best Short Film: Honorable Mention

Tokyo Lift-Off Film Festival 2021 Official Selection

Los Angeles Cinematography Awards 2021 Best American Film: Winner

Los Angeles Cinematography Awards 2021 Best Original Score: Winner

New York Lift-Off Film Festival 2021 Official Selection

Prague International Indie Film Festival Official Selection

Indie Memphis Film Festival Official Selection

Indie Memphis Film Festival Special Jury Mention

Vegas Movie Awards Official Selection

Vegas Movie Awards Best Editing: Winner

Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival Semi-Finalist

Indie Short Fest: Los Angeles International Film Festival Official Selection

Indie Short Fest: Los Angeles International Film Festival Award Nominee: Best Director

Indie Short Fest: Los Angeles International Film Festival Award Nominee: Best Actor

Short Encounters International Film Festival Official Selection

Short Encounters International Film Festival Award Nominee: Best Cinematography

Short Encounters International Film Festival Award Nominee: Best Original Score

Beyond the Curve International Film Festival Official Selection

Beyond the Curve International Film Festival Award Finalist: Best Drama

Beyond the Curve International Film Festival Award Finalist: Best Director

Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival: Honorable Mention

 

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"Is Santa Real?" - Short Film

Matt Niemi and I created this story for a special Christmas release featuring his family, and most prominently his daughter Aria. Filmed over the weekend before Christmas, edited, scored and released within 5 days.

This film is inspired by early The Twilight Zone episodes and follows a family that goes to a vacation rental for the holiday - only to find that Santa may have come early this year.

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"Oh Shit (Based on Current Events)" - Short Film

Miki Murray stars as Amber, a girl who goes about her day ignoring the end of the world until it hits a little too close to home. Filmed over the course of a day, the short is a satire on today's generation's need to dissociate in order to deal with the onslaught of world events happening on a daily basis.

Completed September 2022.

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Sisters of Your Sunshine Vapor "She Makes a Great Parade / It's Good To Be Alive"

A music video / short film concept around 2 songs off of SOYSV's new album. I wrote a piece around the paranoia of dementia and tried to do a surrealist visual representation of that.

Filmed across multiple locations in Detroit and Bay City, Michigan including a masonic theatre. Starred Rachel Andes, and also my mom as the older version of her character.

 

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"Breakfast For Two" - Short Film

This was filmed during the safer-at-home quarantine during the Covid-19 pandemic in Memphis, TN. I wrote the concept and filmed it at home.

The original score was performed by Topher Horn, a producer and composer I worked previously with on the Pathetic Sounds of Detroit album. Also from that album was the artist Emily Rose, who performed the final song "Solitude" in this film, a jazz standard from the 1930's.

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"Letter To My Son" - Documentary Short Film

Short film documentary filmed during COVID-19 about a local activist and business owner who had been subjected to illegal surveillance by the police. In this film, he talks to his son about some of the things he's been through and what he's doing to try to make the world a better place.

 

Indie Memphis Film Festival Official Selection

Indie Memphis Film Festival Special Jury Mention

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Queen Kwong - "Fools Gold"

Music video for the band, Queen Kwong. Filmed in Detroit, Michigan.

Official Selection for the Indie Memphis Film Festival.

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Sisters of Your Sunshine Vapor - "See You in the Mourning"

The band was looking for a video that resembled Stanley Kubrick's "Eyes Wide Shut."

The production of this involved no film crew outside of me and a camera. Everything was created very quickly on the fly, and utilized film from a security camera that the band had along with a Canon C100.

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"The Loom Weaver" - Short Film

I was testing out some settings on a new camera before an upcoming shoot and filmed Emily doing her new COVID talent, weaving. I decided to cut it into a short video she could have for social.

Equipment: Sony A7Siii, Sony 85mm 1.8, Sigma 24-70 2.8.

Completed: April 5th, 2021

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Pathetic Sounds of Detroit

This is a video series I filmed and directed while recording the Pathetic Sounds of Detroit album. Since we were keeping with Jack White's original release and limiting ourselves to recording the audio completely on 1/4" tape, I decided to also limit ourselves on the videos that accompanied the release and recorded on tape. This was recorded on an old Sony Handicam DV camera.

Along with the record, the project included music videos, previews, and behind the scenes interviews.

Real Detroit Weekly gave it a 5 star review. It was nominated for "Best Compilation Album" at the Detroit Music Awards. CBS Detroit stated, "Don’t let the name fool you, ladies and gentlemen, The Pathetic Sounds of Detroit is anything but, well…pathetic." (LINK)

Emily Rose, who is featured in this series, would later perform the title music on "Breakfast for Two."

This was produced during my second year of law school.