is an Afro-German writer, director and producer. He studied philosophy and sociology at the University of Bremen, dramaturgy at the HMT Leipzig and film at UCLA. Joe's short films have been shown internationally at over 50 festivals and have received numerous awards. His first short film DIE COUCH has been broadcasted by several German TV stations such as ARD, MDR, RBB and ARD-Mediathek. Joe has worked with many production companies, including UFA, Constantin, Gaumont, Komplizen Film and Iconoclast Film Germany. He has written over 300 TV episodes and worked on the Grimme Award-winning Netflix series SKYLINES and the ZDF neo series DOPPELHAUSHÄLFTE, nominated for the German Television Award. In 2022/23, Joe successfully completed the Serial Eyes program at the DFFB. In 2024/25, Joe was head writer for the daily series ALLES WAS ZÄHLT and responsible for around 200 TV episodes. His short films DIE VERMIETERIN, ZINA, and LOVERS were successful at festivals, screened internationally, and won numerous awards. Joe is currently working on his nordmedia-funded feature film debut and the new season of DOPPELHAUSHÄLFTE, among other projects.
Joe's work is defined by psychological depth, atmospheric tension and a precise, restrained visual style.
“I’m drawn to characters at psychological breaking points. Moments when they can no longer hide from themselves and truth forces its way to the surface. My films explore inner darkness, power dynamics, intimacy, lies and self-deception.
I work with a precise and restrained visual language, where performance, space and framing create tension together. For me, cinema is a way to make the invisible visible: the tremor beneath the surface, the unspoken weight in a room, the instant before everything shifts.”
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