Henry Joost: Movies, TV, and Bio
Henry Joost

Henry Joost

Writer, Producer, Director, Actor

Born October 30, 1982 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany

Ariel "Rel" Schulman and Henry Joost are a directing team, best buds, and founders of the New York City production company Supermarché. Their first feature documentary, Catfish, premiered at the Sundance film festival in 2010. It spawned a new word in Webster's dictionary, and a show on MTV, of which they are Executive Producers. Their second feature, Paranormal Activity 3, remains the highest grossing horror opening weekend of all time. Henry and Rel have directed dozens of commercials and short films including A Brief History of John Baldessari, narrated by Tom Waits, which has been screened at over 100 film festivals worldwide. Their Google commercial "Dear Sophie" was named Time Magazine's Best Commercial of the Year. Their short films for Vogue Magazine starring Lena Dunham, Margot Robbie, and Elle Fanning, have accumulated over 50 million views. In addition to several film and television projects in development, Henry & Rel wrote and are attached to direct an adaptation of Edward Abbey's novel The Monkey Wrench Gang, produced by Ed Pressman and Gary Burden.

Top titles

  • Paranormal Activity 3
  • Nerve
  • NY Export: Opus Jazz
  • Catfish
  • Viral
  • Secret Headquarters
  • Paranormal Activity 4

Filmography

  • 2022
    Secret Headquarters
  • 2016
    Viral
  • Nerve
  • 2012
    Paranormal Activity 4
  • 2011
    Paranormal Activity 3
  • 2010
    Catfish
  • NY Export: Opus Jazz

Connections

  • Tiler Peck

    Tiler Peck

  • Jody Lee Lipes

    Jody Lee Lipes

  • Colson Baker

    Colson Baker

  • Katie Featherston

    Katie Featherston

  • Abby James Witherspoon

    Abby James Witherspoon

  • Jessie Mueller

    Jessie Mueller

  • Momona Tamada

    Momona Tamada

  • Charles Melton

    Charles Melton

Genres

  • Thriller
  • Action & Adventure
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Horror
  • Documentary
  • Children & Family
  • Musical
  • Science Fiction