Joseph Greco

Who is Joseph Greco?

Joseph Greco is a writer, director and producer living in Los Angeles. He wrote & directed the feature film Canvas.

Greco was interested in magic, entering the Society of American Magicians aged 14, but shifted his interest to film shortly before attending university. He graduated from Florida State University’s School of Motion Picture, Television and Recording Arts in 1994. He began making short films in Hollywood, Florida in the mid-90s, before moving to Hollywood, California in 1995. He has worked with director James Cameron and has received awards for his short films, The Ghost of Drury Lane and Lena’s Spaghetti, which premiered in the Telluride Film Festival’s Filmmakers of Tomorrow Program. Greco is a member of the Directors Guild of America.

Greco has directed many plays, short films, music videos & PSAs, working with actors such as Harrison Ford, Matthew Modine, and Cloris Leachman. He directed the music video "Hope Is a Thing" for singer/songwriter Lisbeth Scott, working alongside two-time Academy Award-winning cinematographer Haskell Wexler. Joseph Greco directed the Disney internet commercial "Dance Star Mickey" starring Quest Crew. Greco is the producer & director of the 2011 Emmy winning documentary series "Profiles of Hope" and the producer of Joe Pantoliano’s documentary "No Kidding, Me Too," both of which were released on PBS.