Joe Garrity is a writer, filmmaker, and improviser based in Oakland, California who has studied at UC Berkeley, NYU Tisch, and BATS Improv in San Francisco. His experimental short video, LETTERING, was awarded Berkeley’s Eisner Prize in Film, and the 16mm short film FERRIS WHEEL ON FIRE screened at the Berkeley Art Museum. Through Jog Films he has produced video and film projects since 2005, including the autobiographical fiction, TWINVERSION. His latest short film, TWINSBURG, premiered at Cinequest Film Festival and won Best Comedy at Taos Shortz Film Fest and the Industry Choice Award at Dances With Films. He has worked with the Telluride Film Festival, Pacific Film Archive, and NBC’s Saturday Night Live. In 2012, he joined the Editorial department at Pixar Animation Studios.
