Henry Joost

Biography

Henry Joost (born July 25, 1981) is an American director, known for working with his creative partner, Ariel Schulman. Their first feature documentary, Catfish, premiered at the Sundance film festival where it received critical acclaim and went on to a nationwide release in Fall 2010. They next directed Paranormal Activity 3 and 4, as well as the thrillers Nerve and Project Power. Henry and Rel are also Executive Producers on Catfish the TV Show, and 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 75 film festivals worldwide. Their 2011 Google commercial Dear Sophie was named Time Magazine's Best Commercial of the Year. They have also made a number of short films for Vogue Magazine starring Lena Dunham, Margot Robbie, and Taylor Swift, accumulating over five million views. In addition to several projects in development, Henry & Rel wrote and are attached to direct an adaptation of Edward Abbey's novel The Monkey Wrench Gang, to be produced by Ed Pressman and Gary Burden.

Directed

1. Nerve (2016) — Director
2. Project Power (2020) — Director
3. Paranormal Activity 3 (2011) — Director
4. Paranormal Activity 4 (2012) — Director
5. Viral (2016) — Director
6. Catfish (2010) — Director
7. Secret Headquarters (2022) — Director
8. Who Is Sabato De Sarno? A Gucci Story (2024) — Director
9. Catfish: Meeting the Girl in the Pictures (2011) — Director
10. A Brief History of John Baldessari (2012) — Director
11. Metropolis II (2014) — Director
12. NY Export: Opus Jazz (2010) — Director
13. Nemesis — Director
14. Undo — Director
15. Weezer: Security Threat — Director
16. The Monkey Wrench Gang — Director
17. Unravel — Director
18. Elle Fanning's Fan Fantasy (2017) — Director
19. Cover Girl (2014) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Catfish (2010) — Self
2. Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity (2021) — Self
3. Catfish: Meeting the Girl in the Pictures (2011) — Self