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Yellow-Tinted Glasses

Yellow-Tinted Glasses A young, aspiring playwright and performer, Jasmine, struggles to juggle balancing her family life with putting on a show. To help fund the latter, she begins cam-girling. This brings her into the orbit of a potentially exploitative, wealthy customer who wants much more than Jasmine may be willing to offer.   Joel plays […]

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Depraved

Depraved A young mortician has a secret life behind the closed doors of the mortuary lab. But, watching her all the while, is a funeral director, who spies on her activities, even as he indulges in his own depravity. When these two collide, it sets of a chain of dark, sexual events that threaten to

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Horsegirl

Horsegirl Living under the full time care of her cancer-stricken mother, a twenty-six-year-old, socially awkward, horse-obsessed woman attempts to prove her independence by winning a hobbyhorse competition.   Joel plays one of the men responsible for bringing about the hobbyhorse team that the protagonist seeks to join.  Learn More about Horsegirl Back to Acting

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Starr & Angel

Starr & Angel Starr, a hope-filled teen with big dreams, leaves behind a toxic home life to move in with her older sister, Angel, a down-on-her-luck stripper, bruised by an unjustly painful life and living in a motel. Together, they attempt to survive in fraught circumstances and rebuild the broken bond they once shared. Following

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Cottontail

Cottontail Set against the not-so-far-off backdrop of a Pacific Northwest under a legislative mandate to report and track pregnant women, Cottontail tells the story of a young woman attempting to seek an abortion, only to be confronted by a psychopathic asylum escapee with a keen interest in her.    Joel plays a police officer, Brent O’Brien,

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Petrichor

Petrichor After enduring years of anguish over her best friend’s unsolved murder, Mira is killed by a mysterious man when she gets too close to finding the truth. But instead of succumbing to death, she is propelled back in time to the exact day she disappeared. With fragmented knowledge, she sets out on a desperate

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Octopart

Octopart Octopart is the number one resource in helping electronics professionals navigate the supply chain industry. Easily compare millions of components using the industry-leading part search engine. Search by manufacturer, distributor or part category to find the component that suits your needs, timeframe and budget.    Joel writes, directs, stars in, and produces content for

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The Demonatrix

The Demonatrix A dominatrix unwittingly summons an incubus demon and joins forces with a priest to defeat it.   Joel plays one of the dominatrix’s clients, Alan. The film is Co-directed by Jeff Ferrell and Aurelio Voltaire. It stars Hannah Fierman and Doug Bradley. Back to Acting

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The Talk

The Talk The Talk is a rambunctious new short film from filmmaker Sam Schneider about parents attempting to have the “the talk” with their son while they are unable to set aside their bickering. It’s wildly funny, deep, and entertaining in every way. Back to Acting

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Rat Problem

Rat problem In the 1987 underbelly of Portland’s contaminated, trash-filled streets, a working-call clerk fights for her life against a horde of giant, man-eating mutant rats while trying to maintain her dignity at the hopeless Maxi-Mart.   Joel plays the Maxi-Mart’s egotistic, dim-witted, rat-tailed manager Daren. As the film progresses, Daren’s mistreatment of his employees

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