Joshua Blum

Joshua Blum
OccupationsProducer (film, television, theater, commercial)
Known forWashington Square Films

Joshua Blum is an American film, television, commercial, and theater producer based in New York City. He established Washington Square Films (WSF), a production and management company based in New York and Los Angeles, in 1995.[1]

Career

At Washington Square Films, Blum created and produced the company's debut project, The United States of Poetry (USOP),[2] a five-part series for PBS, together with Bob Holman. The United States of Poetry was directed by Mark Pellington. The program featured 60 poets performing in stylized poetry videos.[3]

Joshua Blum has served as Producer or Executive Producer for Steven Soderbergh,[4] Abel Ferrara,[5]Sally Potter,[6] and Pedro Almodóvar.[7] Blum has also produced the early work of J. C. Chandor,[8] Kelly Reichardt,[9] and Alex Ross Perry.[10]

In 2023, Washington Square Films produced a live musical based on the 1972 Jamaican film The Harder They Come, with music by Jimmy Cliff and a book and additional songs by Suzan-Lori Parks. The musical was developed by Blum together with Bruce Miller. It was first performed at The Public Theater in New York[11] and received nominations for nine Off-Broadway Awards.[12] The musical also received the Outer Critics Award for Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical.[13]

Filmography

Joshua Blum filmography[14]
YearTitleDirectorCredit
1995United States of PoetryMark PellingtonProducer
2006Old JoyKelly ReichardtExecutive Producer
2007Adrift in ManhattanAlfredo Rodriguez de VillaProducer
2008Wendy and LucyKelly ReichardtExecutive Producer
2010And Everything Is Going FineSteven SoderberghProducer
2011Margin CallJ. C. ChandorExecutive Producer
2012FrancineBrian M. Cassidy, Melanie ShatzkyProducer
2013All Is LostJ. C. ChandorExecutive Producer
2014A Most Violent YearJ. C. ChandorExecutive Producer
Listen Up PhilipAlex Ross PerryProducer
2016My Entire High School Sinking Into the SeaDash ShawExecutive Producer
2017Crown HeightsMatt RuskinExecutive Producer
Golden ExitsAlex Ross PerryProducer
PermanentColette BursonProducer
Thirst StreetNathan SilverProducer
11:55Ari Issler, Ben SnyderProducer
2018Most Likely to MurderDan GregorExecutive Producer
2019ColewellTom QuinnProducer
Flower PunkAlison KlaymanExecutive Producer
The ProjectionistAbel FerraraProducer
The Sound of SilenceMichael TyburskiExecutive Producer
TommasoAbel FerraraExecutive Producer
2020Save Yourselves!Alex Huston Fischer, Eleanor WilsonExecutive Producer
The Roads Not TakenSally PotterExecutive Producer
2021CryptozooDash ShawExecutive Producer
2022Allswell in New YorkBen SnyderExecutive Producer
2024Between the TemplesNathan SilverExecutive Producer
The Room Next DoorPedro AlmodóvarNYC Executive Producer
The DutchmanAndre GainesExecutive Producer
2026Here I'm AliveJoshua Z WeinsteinExecutive Producer

References

  1. ↑ "Joshua Blum". Variety. December 17, 2013.
  2. ↑ "The United States of Poetry". Independent Television Service.
  3. ↑ Blum, Joshua; Holman, Bob; Pellington, Mark. United States of Poetry – via www.abramsbooks.com.
  4. ↑ "And Everything is Going Fine". www.spaldinggray.com.
  5. ↑ McCarthy, Todd (April 28, 2019). "'The Projectionist': Film Review | Tribeca 2019". The Hollywood Reporter.
  6. ↑ Debruge, Peter (February 26, 2020). "'The Roads Not Taken': Film Review". Variety.
  7. ↑ "'The Room Next Door' Premieres at 81st Venice Film Festival | LBBOnline". lbbonline.com. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
  8. ↑ Fleming, Mike Jr. (January 22, 2014). "Sundance: A24 Acquiring J.C. Chandor-Helmed 'A Most Violent Year' With Oscar Isaac And Jessica Chastain". Deadline.
  9. ↑ Foundas, Scott (March 1, 2006). "Old Joy". Variety.
  10. ↑ Kohn, Eric (February 20, 2013). "EXCLUSIVE: Spirit Nominee Alex Ross Perry Discusses New HBO Project 'The Traditions,' His Next Feature and Life After 'The Color Wheel'". IndieWire.
  11. ↑ Lang, Brent (April 5, 2023). "Carmelo Anthony, Asani Swann Join Musical 'The Harder They Come' as Executive Producers (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
  12. ↑ "The Harder They Come Off-Broadway Public Theater Newman Theater 2023". Playbill. April 8, 2025.
  13. ↑ Culwell-Block, Logan (2023-05-16). "Some Like It Hot Dominates 2023 Outer Critics Circle Awards; See the Full List of Winners". Playbill.
  14. ↑ "Joshua Blum | Producer, Additional Crew, Director". IMDb. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
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