Henry Joost

Henry Joost (born October 30, 1982) is an American filmmaker, whose work includes directing, with Ariel Schulman, the films Catfish, Paranormal Activity 3, Paranormal Activity 4, Nerve and Project Power.

Career

Joost briefly attended Columbia University.

In 2006, he became a finalist in the Scion Xpress Fest, a film school competition, where he directed a music video for an indie band Palomar.

In 2018, Joost co-directed the Netflix sci-fi superhero thriller film Project Power alongside Ariel Schulman from a screenplay by Mattson Tomlin.

Filmography (with Ariel Schulman)

Film

Year	Title	Director	Writer
2011	Paranormal Activity 3	Template:Yes	Template:No
2012	Paranormal Activity 4	Template:Yes	Template:No
2016	Nerve	Template:Yes	Template:No
	Viral	Template:Yes	Template:No
2020	Project Power	Template:Yes	Template:No
2022	Secret Headquarters	Template:Yes	Template:Yes
TBA	Untitled Weezer film	Template:Yes	Template:Yes

Documentary film

Year	Title	Director	Producer	DoP	Himself	Notes
2010	Catfish	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes
2011	Metropolis II	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Documentary short
2012	A Brief History of John Baldessari	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No
2021	Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes

Television

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

External links

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