Joseph Shawyer

Joseph Shawyer is an English cinematographer and documentarian based in New York City who creates documentaries exploring rituals of belonging and community. His MFA thesis project ‘The Saltiest Chips’ explores a modern rites of passage retreat for teenagers in rural Vermont. He has also completed principal photography for ‘Running with Tito’, a feature-length documentary on the Yugoslav national celebration, the Relay of Youth.

Prior to enrolling at City College of New York, Joseph spent ten years working in media production for humanitarian sector NGOs across Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Europe.

His favourite filmmakers are: Eric Rohmer, Werner Herzog, Claude Chabrol, Elia Suleiman, Charlie Kaufman, Michael Haneke and Lars Von Trier.

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