| Joel Peissig | |
| Occupation: | Film director |
Joel Peissig is an American film director. He signed to Ridley Scott Associates production company in 2001[1] and was reported to have signed with bicoastal Notorious Pictures in 2004.[2] He was in the New Directors Showcase at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival of 2002. He is widely known for his award-winning Resfest music video of Frou Frou's "Dumbing Down of Love" (2003),[3] and for directing the video of Imogen Heap's Grammy-nominated single "Hide and Seek" in 2005.In 2012, Joel won a Silver Promax award directing Showtimes hit series "HomeLand" launch campaign.[4] In 2021, while consulting with Searchlight Pictures Joel won a Clio for his work on Wes Anderson's "The French Dispatch"[5]
In 2023, Joel Peissig and Chené Lawson won a Webby for Best Scripted Podcast Series for "All Things Undone".[6] In 2024, Joel was again awarded a Podcast Webby, this time an honoree award for "Best Documentary" for "How To Destroy Everything" which he produced, edited, sound designed and music supervised.[7]