Josh Becker
Josh Becker has written and directed four independent feature films, Thou Shalt Not Kill . . . Except, Lunatics: A Love Story, Running Time and If I Had a Hammer. He has also directed nine episodes of “Xena: Warrior Princess,” as well as the pilot TV movie for the series, “Hercules: The Legendary Journeys.” Becker’s TV movie, Alien Apocalypse (2005), which he both wrote and directed, was SyFy Channel’s highest-rated original movie ever. His most recent TV movie, also for SyFy Channel, was Stan Lee’s Harpies. Josh Becker’s first book, “The Complete Guide to Low-Budget Feature Filmmaking,” published in 2006, is now in it’s second edition. His second book, “Rushes,” was published in June, 2008. His third book, “Going Hollywood,” came out in 2009.
Television:
Stan Lee’s Harpies, 2007, (SyFy Channel Original TV Movie), Director
Alien Apocalypse, 2005, (SyFy Channel Original TV Movie), Writer-Director
Xena: Warrior Princess, 1996-2001, (Universal TV, Studios USA), Director
Jack of All Trades, (Universal TV, Studios USA), Director
Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur, 1995, (Universal TV Movie), Director
Xena: Warrior Princess, (Universal TV, Studios USA), Writer
Real Stories of the Highway Patrol, 1993, Director, (Massari Productions)
Feature Films:
If I Had a Hammer, 2001, Writer-Producer-Director (Panoramic Pictures)
Running Time, 1997, Writer-Producer-Director (Synapse Films)
Lunatics: A Love Story, 1992, Writer-Director (Columbia Tri-Star)
Thou Shalt Not Kill . . . Except, 1987, Director-Co-Writer-DP-Editor (Synapse Films)
Published Books:
The Complete Guide to Low-Budget Feature Filmmaking, (2006, Point Blank Press)
Rushes (2008, Point Blank Press)
Going Hollywood (2009, Point Blank Press)
Others:
Hercules and the Amazon Women, 1994, Second-Unit Director, (Universal Television Movie)
Hercules in the Underworld, 1994, Second-Unit Director, (Universal Television Movie)
Mosquito, 1994, Actor, (Feature-length horror film)
Hawg Wild in Sturgis, 1992, Cameraman, (Full-length documentary)
Battle the Big Tuna, 1991, Director-Cameraman-Editor, (Full-length documentary)
Evil Dead, 1983, Lighting-Sound, (Full-length horror film)
