Josie Hess

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Josie Hess

Birthplace
Mums vagina
Credits
6 titles

Biography

Josie Hess (they/them) is a filmmaker and impact producer hailing from Gunaikurnai land. Josie’s work is visually driven and grounded in ethical storytelling; their creative endeavours have been recognised by The Guardian, The Feed, Filmmaker Magazine and Art Link, among others. They co-directed the feature documentary Morgana (2019), which premiered at Fantasia International Film Festival. Both their stop-motion short The Grave of Saint Oran (2020, dir. Jim Batt), and their film After the Smoke (2023) premiered at Sydney International Film Festival. They co-wrote the feature horror Lenore (2026, Dir. David Ward), which is currently screening at film festivals globally.

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 1

YearTitleRole
2019 Morgana Film Herself

Crew credits 6

YearTitleJob
2026 Lenore Film Writer
2023 After The Smoke Film Director, Producer, Writer
2020 All of Me Film Director
2019 Morgana Film Director, Director of Photography
2019 The Grave of St. Oran Film Producer
2013 Womb Film Producer
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