Joe Lam

Writer-Director at Shining Light Pictures
Screenwriter and Director

Camarillo, California

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About Joe

8x Award-Winning Filmmaker & Film Author

Joe Lam is an award-winning filmmaker and his mission is to inspire, uplift, and awaken the human spirit through storytelling. Joe has produced over 200 films, music videos, commercials, and documentaries. Past clients include American Red Cross, The United Way, Rotary Club, California Highway Patrol, American Film Market, and People's Choice Awards to name a few.

He's garnered several awards at film festivals across the U.S. for his films, documentaries, and music videos. In 2019, his latest film "Our Story" won the award for Best Romantic Comedy at Top Shorts and his Feature Screenplay "Fugitive Zero" won Best Thriller Screenplay at Los Angeles Film Fest. He is currently in post-production on his first feature documentary film "The Hospital Cure", which focuses on transforming rural healthcare in middle America.

Joe also produced the award-winning documentary film "Project TRIUMPH" for Rotary Club, which helped fundraise over $120,000 for a non-profit leadership program involving Arab & Jewish teenagers from Israel. He's produced music videos for award-winning LA bands such as Joe Hurt Band (Winner of Single of the Year - LA Music Awards, 2009), Justin Lanning (Winner of Spiritual Single of the Year - LA Music Awards, 2011) and other indie artists.

Joe earned a BFA in Motion Pictures & Television - Academy of Art University in San Francisco, CA

Published Books:
Filmmaking Success: Making the Teen Comedy
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Campus Chronicles (Inspiring Film Story)

Unique traits: 8x Award-Winning Filmmaker Author of "Filmmaking Success: Making the Teen Comedy"

Gender:
Male

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Loglines

Fugitive Zero Action ⋄ Thriller An escaped convict discovers he's taking part in a live simulation where every moral decision determines his eligibility for parole. It's The Truman Show meets The Fugitive.
NIX Action ⋄ Sci-fi In a future where criminals have their minds erased, a husband accused of murdering his wife must download her memories into his brain to catch the real killer.
The Fetus Budget: $100K - $1M | Horror When a womanizer is seduced by a demonic woman, he sets out to kill her when he discovers she's pregnant with his unborn, demonic child.

Credits

Fugitive Zero (2020)
Film Producer
In the Cold of Night (2019)
Film Producer
Our Story (2018)
Film Producer
Esperanza (2015)
Film Producer
The Room (2015)
Film Producer
Let It Go (2014)
Film Producer
Split (2014)
Film Producer
Gawkward (2014)
Film Producer
Miss Popularity (2013)
Film Producer
Firefly (2012)
Film Producer
Air I Breathe (2012)
Film Cinematographer
Give Up (2012)
Film Cinematographer
Absence (2011)
Film Producer
Goodbye (2011)
Film Producer
Project Triumph (2010)
Film Producer
The Monstrosity (2010)
Film Producer
Every 15 Minutes (2009)
Film Producer
Portrait of an Artist (2006)
Film Producer
Blood Ties (2006)
Film (Film-Noir) Producer
Artwork (2005)
Film Producer
100 Years of Happiness
Producer
The Hospital Cure: Transforming the Culture of Healthcare
Producer

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Awards

Best Thriller Screenplay - Los Angeles Film Awards
(2019)
Best Romantic Comedy "Our Story" - Top Shorts Film Festival
(2019)
Best Movie Trailer “Gawkward” - Indie Gathering Film Fest
(2013)
Golden Reel Award “Air I Breathe” Music Video - Nevada Film Festival
(2012)
Best Director “Project TRIUMPH” Documentary Film - American Int’l Film Fest
(2010)
Best Producer “Project TRIUMPH” Documentary Film - American Int’l Film Fest
(2010)
Editor’s Choice Award “Griffith Observatory” Promo Video - Trip Films
(2008)
Special Jury Prize “Blood Ties” Short Film - Academy of Art FilmFest
(2003)