Joe W. Shapiro's Reel

Attention interested 6-12th grade faculty, district administrators or PTA members, please enjoy this retrospective case study about Project Based Learning. Explores the various causes and effects that occur when PBL is implemented. Hired by the Buck Institute for Education.

A process film showing clay being colorized by Margo Butler. Shot, edited and original score by Joseph William Shapiro. Made in Detroit, MI at the College for Creative Studies

A journey into one of the most potent of all senses, sight. Archival footage courtesy of the Prelinger archives.

Recorded live at Studio D in Sausalito, CA. Session produced by ex-Talking Head Jerry Harrison. shot & edited by Joe W Shapiro || a silvertone production || jwshapiro.com

Thirty second spot for San Francisco based non-profit Samasource (founded by CEO Leila Chirayath Janah). Was streamed on Hulu.com for a period of three months in 2009. Joe created Samasource's first public service announcement on Hulu with a tight budget and limited raw material (a few flipcam videos and photos) from our organization. Since it first aired in 2009, we've benefitted enormously from the visibility his video produced. Joe was a pleasure to work with. - Leila Janah, Social Entrepreneur

Directed, shot & edited a seven-minute piece for the California Department of Public Health raising awareness about the importance of having good indoor air quality in schools while shining a light on the 2011 winners of the 3rd annual AIR (Achievements in Respiratory Health) Awards.

This is a trailer I edited to promote my feature-length documentary, Reunion. Over the course of this year long project I was chief editor & assistant director. The documentary was an exploration of the American high school experience over the last century. We focused on Tamalpais High School, a school that had been integrated since World War II.

Excerpts from editor Joe W. Shapiro's documentary projects. Highlights range from an award winning feature length documentary, Reunion, to a thirty second Hulu.com PSA for the company Samasource. Shapiro has sole editing credit on all projects contained on this Reel, while also being credited for Cinematography, Sound Design & Directing as indicated by the titles before each piece.