Josh Gilbert earned his BA in Economics from UC Santa Cruz and his MFA from the Peter Stark Producing Program at USC Film School. He doctored the shooting script for American History X, and wrote many screenplays for a variety of studios, independent producers and for the love of dreaming in pictures. He has published his essays on mrbellersneighborhood.com and in the New York Press and Open City. Josh began filming his popular, award-winning first documentary, aka Tommy Chong, when -- at the height of popularity of the Bush administration -- the federal government entrapped and later imprisoned Tommy Chong. Josh has now begun a second project entitled "Jake." It is the story of a young autistic high school senior who dreams of becoming a filmmaker. Josh is helping Jake make his own feature film, including creating a film school curriculum specific to Jake's special needs. The "Jake" project sheds light on the nature of autism, the life of autistic children, their needs and how those needs are met by special needs educational institutions. The trailer for this project can be seen at www.jakethefilm.com |
