Wikipedia / Joel Soisson
Wikipedia / Joel Soisson
Joel Soisson is an American filmmaker. He works primarily in the field of independent film. His numerous credits include Dracula 2000, A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, The Prophecy, Little Pink House and Buffalo Rider.
Biography
Education
Soisson studied fine arts and character animation at Pratt Institute and film studies at the University of Southern California and the American Film Institute.
Movie career
Soisson has written, produced and directed numerous feature films since producing Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989). He worked extensively with production companies such as New Line Cinema, De Laurentiis Entertainment Group and The Weinstein Company, before making films under his own banner, Neo Art & Logic, where he helped produce and finance Sweet Jane (1998) and the documentary feature Trekkies (1997).
Mr. Soisson was featured prominently in Season 3 of the reality television series, Project Greenlight, which chronicled the making of the horror film, Feast, directed by then-neophyte John Gulager. He is a longtime member of the Writers Guild of America.
Personal life
He currently lives in Bainbridge Island, Washington and works internationally. His wife, Claudia Templeton, is an actress and production accountant.
Filmography
Film | Year | Role |
1982 | Production Assistant | |
1983 | Screenplay, Associate Producer | |
1985 | 2nd unit director (2nd Unit) Director, Line Producer | |
1985 | Associate Producer | |
Lethal | 1985 | Associate Producer |
The Witch | 1985 | Assistant Art Director |
The Boys Next Door | 1985 | Associate Producer |
1986 | Producer, Writer | |
1986 | 2nd unit director (2nd Unit) Director, Producer, Screenplay | |
1986 | 2nd unit director (2nd Unit) Director, Producer, Screenplay | |
1989 | Producer | |
1990 | Executive Producer | |
The Dave Thomas Comedy Show | 1990 | Producer |
1991 | Executive Producer | |
1991 | 2nd unit director (2nd Unit) Director, Executive Producer, Screenplay | |
1993 | Producer | |
1994 | Executive Producer | |
Blue Tiger (TV) | 1994 | Executive Producer, Screenplay |
Fist of the North Star (Video) | 1995 | Co-Executive Producer |
1995 | Producer | |
1996 | Executive Producer | |
1996 | Producer | |
No Way Back (TV) | 1996 | Producer |
Countdown | 1996 | Producer |
Drive (TV) | 1997 | Executive Producer |
1997 | Executive Producer | |
1997 | Executive Producer | |
1998 | Producer | |
1998 | Producer | |
1999 | Executive Producer | |
Six Days in Roswell | 1999 | Executive Producer |
2000 | Producer, Writer | |
2000 | Writer | |
2000 | Executive Producer | |
2000 | Producer, Writer | |
2000 | Producer | |
2001 | Producer | |
2001 | Writer | |
2003 | Producer, Writer | |
2003 | Producer, Writer | |
2004 | Executive Producer | |
2005 | Producer | |
2005 | Story by | |
2005 | Writer/Director | |
2005 | Writer/Director | |
2006 | Executive producer | |
2006 | Writer | |
2006 | Producer | |
2007 | Writer (as Mark Bradley) | |
2008 | Writer/Director | |
2008 | Writer/Director | |
2011 | Writer/Director | |
2011 | Producer | |
2012 | Producer, Writer | |
White Frog | 2012 | Producer |
2014 | Writer/Director | |
Toonstone | 2014 | Executive Producer |
Buffalo Rider | 2015 | Writer/Director |
Girl Missing | 2015 | Director |
2017 | Producer | |
2018 | Writer | |
Fatal Beauty | 2019 | Writer/Director |
My Best Worst Adventure | 2021 | Writer/Director |
Seven Cemeteries | 2023 | Producer, Screenplay |
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