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JoeBill Muñoz is a documentary filmmaker and director and producer of The Strike (Hot Docs 2024). He has directed short films for Independent Lens (Maletero and Evidence Lost) and NBC (Follow the Sun), and produced feature films and television series, including The Grab (Magnolia Pictures, Participant), The Circus (Showtime), The New York Times Presents (Hulu) and an upcoming series with Left/Right Media and HBO. His work has been supported through fellowships from the Sundance Institute, New America, Firelight Media, SFFILM and Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma. JoeBill was recently named to DOC NYC’s 40 under 40 list of emerging filmmakers. Originally from Texas, he resides in New York City.

films (as director)

The Strike - feature documentary - director & producer, Hot Docs 2024
Evidence Lost - short social docuseries - Independent Lens, 2024
Maletero - short documentary - Independent Lens, 2023 
Follow the Sun - short documentary, NBC Digital, 2019

tv & film (as producer)
The Grab - feature documentary, TIFF 2022
The Circus - TV docuseries - Showtime, 2023
The New York Times Presents - TV documentary - Hulu, 2022
Verbatim - fiction/documentary hybrid 
Kids Caught in the Crackdown - TV documentary, PBS’ Frontline, 2019

recognitions

2024 Dart Center at Columbia University Documentary Fellow
2023-2024 New America Fellow
2023 Wyncote Foundation Fellow
2021-2023 Firelight Media Documentary Lab Fellow
2022 Sundance Creative Producers Lab Fellow
2021 SFFILM FilmHouse artist-in-residence
2020-2021 Sundance Ignite Fellow

2019 Overseas Press Club Foundation Fellowship

contact

joebillmunoz at gmail.com

gear 

Sony FS7 w/ tripod, various lenses, and audio kit // rent here on ShareGrid

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