Portrait of Joe Brewster

Directing

Joe Brewster

Career

Active from 1995 to 2023, busiest in 2015 and 2021 with 3 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
GoodWatch score70/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 3 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Joe Brewster Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.0, average 4.8
  • Situational Comedy
    1.0, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    1.0, average 2.4
  • Dark Humor
    1.7, average 2.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 8
  • Documentary 5
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Racial Injustice 2
  • Thought-Provoking 2
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Redemption Arc 2
  • Educational 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

24
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
Freddie Gray Documentary
Freddie Gray Documentary

Producer, Director

Paul Robeson Documentary
Paul Robeson Documentary

Director, Writer

2020s

9 titles · average score 70
Sons of Detroit
Sons of Detroit (2025)

Executive Producer

The Age of Water
The Age of Water (2024)

Producer

Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project (2023)
GoodWatch score 70

Director, Producer

Black Girls Play: The Story of Hand Games
Black Girls Play: The Story of Hand Games (2023)

Producer, Director

Elena
Elena (2021)

Producer

The Changing Same - Episode 1: The Dilemma
The Changing Same - Episode 1: The Dilemma (2021)

Director, Writer

Decolonizing Mental Health
Decolonizing Mental Health (2021)

Director, Writer

Learning to Breathe
Learning to Breathe (2021)

Director

Stateless
Stateless (2020)

Executive Producer

2010s

9 titles · average score 61
Drawn to the Mat
Drawn to the Mat (2019)

Producer, Director

The Changing Same
The Changing Same (2018)

Director, Writer

A Mother's Dream
A Mother's Dream (2016)

Producer

A Conversation With Latinos on Race
A Conversation With Latinos on Race (2015)

Director

A Conversation with Black Women on Race
A Conversation with Black Women on Race (2015)

Producer, Director

A Conversation About Growing Up Black
A Conversation About Growing Up Black (2015)

Director, Producer

A Conversation with White People on Race
A Conversation with White People on Race (2015)

Producer

American Promise
American Promise (2013)
GoodWatch score 61

Director, Producer

Coming Home: The Dry Storm
Coming Home: The Dry Storm (2010)

Producer

2000s

3 titles
Slaying Goliath
Slaying Goliath (2008)

Writer, Director

Faces of Change
Faces of Change (2006)

Producer

The Killing Zone
The Killing Zone (2003)

Co-Producer, Director

1990s

1 title · average score 56
The Keeper
The Keeper (1995)
GoodWatch score 56

Writer, Director