Joe Marcantonio

Writer / Director

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Film, TV & Theatre

Film, TV & Theatre

Joe Marcantonio is a critically-acclaimed writer and director, based in London, whose work has been praised for its cinematic visual approach and exceptional performances.

His debut feature-film was psychological thriller KINDRED, starring Jack Lowden (DUNKIRK, CALIBRE), Fiona Shaw (KILLING EVE, HARRY POTTER) and Tamara Lawrance (SMALL AXE, THE LONG SONG), with both Fiona and Tamara receiving BIFA and BAFTA Scotland nominations respectively for their performances. Sky Cinema released in the UK/Ireland with IFC handling a US release theatrically before an SVOD release on HULU.

His next feature as co-writer and director will be the revenge-thriller UNCLE starring Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, with West End Films handling worldwide sales.

Joe’s work has played at Cannes, Tallinn Black Nights, San Francisco and the Edinburgh Film festival and his last four short projects have all been selected for Vimeo Staff Picks. The last of these Staff Picks was RED LIGHT, a short film starring Academy Award nominee Jessie Buckley (LOST DAUGHTER, WILD ROSE) and Martin McCann (CALIBRE, THE SURVIVALIST).

In Development

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UNCLE

2023

Auroral Pictures

- Revenge-thriller
- As Co-Writer & Director
- Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, Morfydd Clark and Eddie Marsan attached to star

Film

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KINDRED

2020

Reiver Pictures

- Psychological thriller starring Tamara Lawrance, Fiona Shaw, Jack Lowden
- As Co-Writer & Director

Short Films

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EPILEPTIC

2018

Dial M Films

- As Writer, Director, DOP & Editor
- A docu-short about a girl's battle with Epilepsy

RED LIGHT

2017

Serotonin Films

- As Writer, Director & Editor
- Starring Jessie Buckley, Martin McCann

REMEMBER THOSE GREAT VOLKSWAGEN ADS?

2016

Dial M Films

- As Writer, Director & Editor
- A docu-short about the seminal ad campaign DDB created for VW, widely acknowledged to be the greatest and most influential advertising campaign of all time

THINGS THAT CAN KILL YOU

2016

Dial M Films

- As Writer, Director, DOP & Editor
- Docu-short about the British artist Death Spray Custom

FLATTRACK

2013

Dial M Films

- As Writer, Director & Editor
- Docu-short about the DTRA, a dedicated and diverse group of people that choose to spend their spare time endlessly searching for the perfect corner