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 shor...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Who Is Sabato De Sarno? A Gucci Story
2024
Director
Sabato De Sarno, Gucci’s new creative director, presents a glimpse into the creation of the Gucci Ancora show—his first collection for the iconic fash...
Secret Headquarters
2022
Director, Screenplay
While hanging out after school, Charlie and his friends discover the headquarters of the world’s most powerful superhero hidden beneath his home. When...
Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity
2021
as Self
A deep dive into the making of the Paranormal Activity films with first time ever interviews with cast and crew, never-before-seen footage from the mo...
Project Power
2020
Director
An ex-soldier, a teen and a cop collide in New Orleans as they hunt for the source behind a dangerous new pill that grants users temporary superpowers...
White Girl
2016
Executive Producer
Summer, New York City. A college girl falls hard for a guy she just met. After a night of partying goes wrong, she goes to wild extremes to get him ba...
Nerve
2016
Director
Industrious high school senior Vee Delmonico has had it with living life on the sidelines. When pressured by friends to join the popular online game N...
The Second Sound Barrier
2016
Producer
The tale of the three fastest drivers in the world and their quest to save Lady Billionaire. Struck with a mysterious illness, the only way to save he...
Viral
2016
Director
Following the outbreak of a virus that wipes out the majority of the human population, a young woman documents her family's new life in quarantine and...
10 Crosby
2016
Executive Producer
A series of short films following the interconnected lives on Crosby street, New York City.
Metropolis II
2014
Director
A film about a sculpture by Chris Burden.
Paranormal Activity 4
2012
Director
It has been five years since the disappearance of Katie and Hunter, and a suburban family witness strange events in their neighborhood when a woman an...
A Brief History of John Baldessari
2012
Director
The epic life of a world-class artist, jammed into six minutes.
Paranormal Activity: The Chronology
2012
Director
Experience the complete Paranormal Activity saga as you've never seen it before. Witness the activity unfold from the beginning. You'll see the full s...
Paranormal Activity 3
2011
Director
In 1988, young sisters Katie and Kristi befriend an invisible entity who resides in their home.
Catfish: Meeting the Girl in the Pictures
2011
as Self
After they came home from meeting Angela and her family in Michigan, the crew of Catfish cold-called Aimee Gonzales: the face of Megan Faccio--the gir...
Catfish: Meeting the Girl in the Pictures
2011
Director
After they came home from meeting Angela and her family in Michigan, the crew of Catfish cold-called Aimee Gonzales: the face of Megan Faccio--the gir...
Catfish
2010
as Self
Nev, a 24-year-old New York-based photographer, has no idea what he's in for when Abby, an eight-year-old girl from rural Michigan, contacts him on Fa...
Catfish
2010
Director, Cinematography, Producer
Nev, a 24-year-old New York-based photographer, has no idea what he's in for when Abby, an eight-year-old girl from rural Michigan, contacts him on Fa...
NY Export: Opus Jazz
2010
Director
Shot on location in New York City and starring an ensemble cast of New York City Ballet dancers, NY Export: Opus Jazz takes Jerome Robbins‘ 1958 “ball...
Mega Man
N/A
Director
The live-action adaptation of the well-known video game.
Nemesis
N/A
Director
A brilliant and malevolent force of chaos pits himself against the world's elite law enforcement in a deadly game of high-stakes cat and mouse.
Undo
N/A
Director, Executive Producer
A former getaway driver comes into possession of a watch that allows its user to go back in time, but only by one minute.
Untitled Weezer Film
N/A
Director
An upcoming mockumentary style film about legendary American Alternative Rock band Weezer, following their fictional rivalry with Keanu Reeves and his...
The Monkey Wrench Gang
N/A
Director, Writer
A group of 4 environmental activists (a river guide, a surgeon, his young assistant, and a rather eccentric Vietnam veteran) fight the over-developmen...
Unravel
N/A
Director
What appears to be the long awaited Weezer documentary, slowly morphs into a high-octane found-footage action film starring the band. The style of thi...