JOSLYN ROSE LYONS
Award Winning Director Joslyn Rose Lyons has produced and directed a diverse range of content in film and television for more than a decade, including work with Lionsgate, STARZ, Warner Bros. Pics., UNINTERRUPTED, BET Networks, and Showtime. She is a member of the Alliance of Women Directors, and she was named an Academy Gold Fellowship for Women Finalist, from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. Joslyn was also invited by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to be a Guest Panelist on their Academy Gold Rising Program – committed to amplifying narratives by, about and for women and underrepresented audiences. She has worked as an Impact Producer and creative director for Social Action Media on their Award Winning documentaries including: Agents of Change, And Then They Came For Us, Waging Change, and Barbara Lee: Speaking Truth to Power.
Joslyn's short film Looking Glass premiered at Sundance London, and picked up Best Short at The American Film Awards, and TopShorts Best Female Director. Lyons picked up a Best Director award at the 7th edition of LA Independent Women Film Awards for her short film Butterfly Boxing, starring Hill Harper and J. Alphonse Nicholson. Joslyn’s feature-length directorial debut, STAND, is an examination of the extraordinary journey of pioneer activist and basketball prodigy Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf. The documentary premiered on Showtime and features Stephen Curry, Steve Kerr, Shaquille O’Neal, Jalen Rose, Mahershala Ali, Ice Cube and more. Joslyn is the Producer of Tale of the Tape which takes an unabashed look at the role The Mixtape played during the growth of Hip Hop music from the 1970's to now with Kendrick Lamar Wiz Khalifa, and Big Sean. She produced a documentary short for Imagine Justice that debuted on Mic.com featuring Grammy, Emmy and Academy Award Winning artist Common and his Imagine Justice Organization dedicated to empowering communities and fighting injustice.
Joslyn Rose is an Academy Gold Fellowship for Women Finalist, from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences/Oscars. She is a member of the Alliance of Women Directors and she is by represented by Creative Artists Agency.