Summary

Director, Producer, Writer, and director-shooter. Credited on over 30 broadcast hours and shot films on six continents with experience working in primitive survival conditions, extreme weather, and in active conflict zones.

Credits

3/19 – 6/19

Supervising Producer Chicago Med (Season 5)

NBC — TV — Wolf Films Inc
3/19 – 6/19
3/18 – 6/18

Writer Chicago Med (Season 4)

NBC — TV — Wolf Films Inc
3/18 – 6/18
11/17 – 4/18

Producer (Producer / Director / Writer) America's Hidden History (Season 1)

Smithsonian Channel — TV — Lone Wolf Media Details
11/17 – 4/18

Producer, director, and writer of a 1-hour film examining new evidence of a vast West Coast spy network operating in California before the Second World War.

2/16 – 10/17

Director (Director / Producer) Native America (Season 1)

PBS — TV — Providence Pictures Details
2/16 – 10/17

Producer / Director of blue-chip PBS documentary series premiering in Fall, 2018. Link to trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJy9STLb9IU&t=3s

2/14 – 1/15

Director

Staff Position — Newfangled Studios Details
2/14 – 1/15

On staff as Director/Producer/Writer at boutique creative agency focused on making branded content and social media advertising for top brands like Bank of America, Staples, M Gemi Shoes, Hasbro, and others.

3/14 – 9/14

Post Producer Swab Stories (Season 1)

VH1 — TV — Powderhouse Productions Details
3/14 – 9/14

Responsibilities included rough cutting sequences on avid and then supervising a team of editors to craft half-hour episodes.

1/14 – 3/14

Senior Producer Secret History of the House (Pilot)

H2 — TV — This Old House Productions/Time Warner Details
1/14 – 3/14

Drove the creative and supervised field production on 2-hour pilot for H2 featuring Kevin O'Connor of 'This Old House.'

6/13 – 12/13

Director Coming Back with Wes Moore

PBS — TV — Powderhouse Productions Details
6/13 – 12/13

Led production on a PBS series profiling returning veterans. Duties included leading research, development, production and post production. In the field, I both directed small field crews and shot 'one-man-band' on a C300. I conducted over 30 hours of deep and emotional interviews with the returning veterans featured in the series.

Media

  • Joe Sousa 2018 Director's Reel

Recos

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Education

Class of '03

Wesleyan

Bachelors - Film Studies

My Gear

  • Canon 7D
  • Tripod
  • Canon C100
  • Slider
  • Sony EX-1
  • Sound Great

Skills

  • Spanish
  • Italian
  • Portuguese
  • Avid
  • Final Cut Pro