I'd like to be working on character-driven verite documentaries that champion the outsider. I do love a good uplifting story.
About
Joy E. Reed is the creative force behind Oh, MY! Productions and has been involved in the production of documentaries that have premiered at Sundance and Tribeca, have received theatrical distribution, and are viewable on major streaming platforms.
To see an abridged current list visit Joy's IMDB page.
They are drawn to character-driven documentaries that champion the outsider in order to create empathy from the wider world. Joy’s directorial debut, LITTLE MISS WESTIE (Best Documentary, Outshine Miami 2019, Special Jury Award, BendFilm 2019), premiered on PBS in 2020. Joy got their first job at 14, hauling cut trees for a disabled neighbor who made wreaths at Christmastime, the same year they earned $100 (a fortune in the 80s!) for writing the code to a simple computer program for printing form letters. They have been alternating working with their back and their brain ever since. When not in the edit room, they can be found on the unceded lands of the Munsee Lenape people, working in the fields of the Poughkeepsie Farm Project in exchange for vegetables.
