Joe Murphy is a filmmaker based in the North West of England. He directed his first short documentary in 2024, which was a finalist and selected for Short of the Week at the BIFA-qualifying Kino London Short Film Festival, and went on to win Best Documentary at both the Shared Visions Film Festival and the Gloucester Independent Film Festival.

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With an early background in comedy, his focus has shifted towards intimate, character-driven documentaries, maintaining an eye for the small moments of humour in otherwise dark and challenging circumstances.