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Cinema is a portal into the director's mind.
I started making films at the age of 5 when my dad let me borrow his 8mm handy camera during Christmas. I had no idea what I was doing (still don't to be honest), but I enjoyed capturing people in my family on camera. Little did I know this would lead to an obsession of mine as the years progressed. In high school, I would make films almost every weekend with my friends including some films which had ensemble casts. My ideas would become more ambitious and creative as I started learning from the cinematic greats like Kubrick, Lynch, Tarkovsky, Bergman, etc. I never went to film school, but gained experience by watching and creating works of my own. This eventually culminated into my first feature film titled 'The Man from Ruin,' which follows a man attempting to survive during an impending apocalyptic winter. My second feature film titled, 'The Contact Enigma’ was nominated for Best Feature at the Do It For Zero Film Fest. I would best describe this film as an experimental science fiction documentary if that makes any sense. I also directed an award-winning short titled, ‘The Process,’ which is a work of meta-docufiction. I’m currently in production for a film titled ‘Trinion,’ which will be released in 2024.
  • Producer (4 Credits)
    Trinion2024
    Experimental, Feature
    The Process2022
    Short
    The Contact Enigma2021
    Documentary, Experimental, Feature
    The Man from Ruin 2016
    Feature
  • Writer (4 Credits)
    Trinion2024
    Experimental, Feature
    The Process2022
    Short
    The Contact Enigma2021
    Documentary, Experimental, Feature
    The Man from Ruin 2016
    Feature
  • Director (4 Credits)
    Trinion2024
    Experimental, Feature
    The Process2022
    Short
    The Contact Enigma2021
    Documentary, Experimental, Feature
    The Man from Ruin 2016
    Feature
  • Film Editing (3 Credits)
    The Process2022
    Short
    The Contact Enigma2021
    Documentary, Experimental, Feature
    The Man from Ruin 2016
    Feature
  • Cinematography (3 Credits)
    The Process2022
    Short
    The Contact Enigma2021
    Documentary, Experimental, Feature
    The Man from Ruin 2016
    Feature
  • Acting (2 Credits)
    Trinion2024
    Experimental, Feature
    The Process2022
    Short
  • Music (1 Credit)
    The Contact Enigma2021
    Documentary, Experimental, Feature
College
ETSU
MS - Mathematics
20132016
Birth Date
May 28, 1987
Nickname
Shelton
Birth City
Johnson City
Current City
Erwin
Hometown
Flag Pond
Height
5'9
Gender
Male
Joel Shelton once directed a 6 film boxing series called 'Off the Ropes' back in high school.
Cinema is a portal into the director's mind.
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