Josh Peterson

Josh Peterson writes, directs, edits, produces, and occasionally acts. He’s even been known to design his own posters. Growing up as an expatriate in the Middle East and Europe, he developed a passion for world cinema that builds bridges across borders.

As a freelancer, he edited the award-winning documentaries BORN THIS WAY, THE WELCOME, and SKIN OF GLASS. He was nominated for a national Emmy for Outstanding Achievement in Editing for his work on SOLDIERS OF CONSCIENCE. He also edited THE RAPE OF EUROPA, which was short-listed for a Best Documentary Academy Award.

Josh has written and directed several scripted films, including award-winning shorts FOREST BORN and THE NIGHT OF MY DEATH, and his feature, LIKE REPLY SHARE, which won the Cinequest Best Drama Audience Award. His musical short, THIRSTY, premiered at Tribeca, and his adaptation of the memoirs of Francisco Jiménez, THE UNBROKEN SKY, has won awards and screened at film festivals around the world.