Joshua Koury
Education
AFA, Munson Williams Proctor Institute
BFA, Pratt Institute
MFA, Vermont College of Fine Art
Biography
Josh Koury is an award-winning filmmaker and producer with 20 years of filmmaking experience. Most recently, he served on the directorial team of the six-part HBO series "I’ll Be Gone in the Dark" (airing July 2020) exploring Michelle McNamara’s investigation into the world of the Golden State Killer.
Koury co-directed "Voyeur" (2017), a Netflix Original Documentary following famed author Gay Talese as he unravels the story of Gerald Foos, a motel owner who owned and operated a motel for the express purpose of spying on his guests. Additional directorial credits include the feature-length films "Journey to Planet X" (2012), "We Are Wizards" (2008), and "Standing By Yourself" (2002) and short films "We Will Live Again" (2012) and the ESPN ’30 for 30’, "An Immortal Man" (2014).
Koury’s films have screened at festivals worldwide, including the New York Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, SXSW, Tribeca Film Festival, and Slamdance.
Selected Filmography
I’LL BE GONE IN THE DARK (Director, 2020, HBO)
VOYEUR (Director, 96 mins, 2017, Netflix)
AN IMMORTAL MAN (Director, 15 mins, 2014, ESPN)
WE WILL LIVE AGAIN (Director, 12 mins, 2013)
JOURNEY TO PLANET X (Director, 78 mins, 2012, Epix)
WE ARE WIZARDS (Director, 79 mins, 2008)
STANDING BY YOURSELF (Director, 57 mins, 2002)
Exhibitions
New York Film Festival
Toronto International Film Festival
Tribeca Film Festival
SXSW Hamptons Film Festival
Slamdance Film Festival
Grants
Catapult Film Fund
Artemis Rising Foundation
The Jerome Foundation
Awards
Critics Choice Real TV Award (Winner) - Best Crime/Justice Show 2021
Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards (Winner) - Best Limited Documentary Series
2021
Television Critics Association (Winner) - Outstanding Achievement in News and Information
2021
Cinema Eye Awards (Winner) - Outstanding Broadcast Series 2021
Cinema Eye Awards (Winner) - Outstanding Cinematography 2021
Cinema Eye Awards (Nominee) - Outstanding Editing 2021
Critics Choice Real TV Award (Nominee) - Best Limited documentary Series 2021
Dorian TV Awards (Nominee) - Best TV Doc or Doc Series 2021
Courses
- FX 112 First-Year Production I
- FX 205 Producing for Film
- FX 232 Documentary Film Production
- FX 361 Third-Year Production I
- FX 362 Third-Year Production II
- FX 462 Fourth-Year Production II