JOSEPH ISSAC SKORMAN

Joseph Issac Skorman is a Cuban/Jewish-American director, editor, and actor. He released Loose Cannons. in 2015, a heist short film narrated by an unreliable private detective. His music video for Chrystabell/David Lynch - “Night Ride.”, featured Chrystabell as “The Black Widow Queen”  who feeds off the sexual energy of her prey. It premiered on Pitchfork. An extended narrative version "Night Ride: The Director's Cut" had its world premiere at the 2017 Marfa film festival. Then working with Chrysta Bell on her next solo effort he became head co-creative with her and contributed to art direction on album art, created her stage visuals, tour posters, and also edited and animated her lyric videos. Out of that campaign, he came to direct and edit the highly stylized music video 52 Hz, which had it's world premiere at the Lisbon Sintra Film Festival, and its online premiere on Gizmodo's i09. He directed and animated Jet Boy’s music video for Beating The Odds. He went on to cocreated Blackheart (2018) a cinematic memorial to his brother's suicide released on World Suicide Prevention Day to bring about awareness to mental health issues. He stepped in as Art Director on Mohawk Street Productions yet unreleased feature film New Year. And most recently he directed Westberg's Nostalgia (2020) music video where a bartender has a night of self-confrontation, literally. Skorman's projects have garnered both critical and commercial success. He has received many industry awards, including three Telly Awards. He has also won several film festival awards including best experimental film at Venice Shorts, best comedy at San Francisco's comic con film festival, Audience choice at Top Shorts, and the Best at BASH (Bay Area Short Film Festival).  Joseph's work has been seen on Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, Gizmodo/i09, Blackbook, Dazed, and used by companies such as Apple, Levi's, National Geographic, Discovery Channel, Travel Channel, and ID.

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