Henry Joost

American film director

Sofia Black-D'Elia

(m. 2021)

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Henry Joost (born October 30, 1982) is a German-born American filmmaker, whose work includes directing, with Ariel Schulman, the films Catfish, Paranormal Activity 3, Paranormal Activity 4, Nerve and Project Power.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] Henry is married to actress Sofia Black-D'Elia.

Career

In 2018, Joost co-directed the Netflix sci-fi superhero thriller film Project Power alongside Ariel Schulman from a screenplay by Mattson Tomlin.^[6]^[7] The film stars Jamie Foxx, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Dominique Fishback.^[8] It was released on August 14, 2020.^[9]

Filmography (With Ariel Schulman)

Film

Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)
Paranormal Activity 4 (2012)
Nerve (2016)
Viral (2016)
Project Power (2020)
Secret Headquarters (2022) (Also writer)

Documentary films

Year	Title	Director	Producer	DoP	Himself	Notes
2010	Catfish^[10]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
2011	Metropolis II	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Documentary short
2012	A Brief History of John Baldessari	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Documentary short

Television

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Executive Producer	Notes
2011	3x3	Yes	No	No	TV movie
2012–present	Catfish: The TV Show	No	Yes	Yes

References

^ Kuperinsky, Amy (January 20, 2022). "'Single Drunk Female' star Sofia Black-D'Elia on recovery, addiction and her N.J. journey". NJ.com. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
^ "Henry Joost". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on October 28, 2012.
^ "A Chance for the Scary to Be Scared". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
^ "Review: 'Paranormal Activity 4'". San Jose Mercury. October 17, 2012. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
^ "I think we call this 'Activity' boredom". NBC 17. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
^ Harper, Rachael (August 12, 2020). "Project Power: Interview with Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman". ScifiNow. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
^ Lang, Brent (October 16, 2017). "Netflix Wins Bidding War for 'Power,' White Hot Spec Script (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (September 20, 2018). "Jamie Foxx & Joseph Gordon-Levitt Join Netflix's Untitled Henry Joost-Ariel Schulman Sci-Fi Feature". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
^ Hersko, Tyler (July 15, 2020). "'Project Power' Trailer: Jamie Foxx, Joseph Gordon-Levitt Team for Netflix's Next Summer Tentpole". IndieWire. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
^ A comprehensive guide to every dating term you'll ever need to know — in alphabetical order, thisisinsider.com, 15 July 2018