Joseph Holmes: Philosopher and Storyteller
Filmmaker. Film critic. Podcast Host.
Welcome to the official website of Joseph Holmes. An award-nominated filmmaker and culture critic, Joseph has been making movies and writing about culture for more than seven years. He's written, directed, and produced multiple short films, written for Forbes, Religion Unplugged, An Unexpected Journal, been published in the New York Times, and is the co-host for the podcast The Overthinkers.
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Published Writing
As a lover of thinking deeply about culture and faith, I've been published in multiple outlets over the past decade. Here are links to some of my work.
Forbes
The New York Times
Christianity Today
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About Joseph Holmes
Behind the Scenes
Joseph Holmes is a culture critic and podcast host living and working out of New York City. He has written at outlets including Forbes, The New York Times, Christianity Today, Religion Unplugged, Relevant, Law & Liberty, Religion & Liberty, and An Unexpected Journal. He co-hosts a weekly podcast called The Overthinkers.
Joseph Holmes was born the son of two ordained ministers. One of his favorite memories was sitting around the table with his family talking about the theology in the movies they'd just watched together. His parents instilled in him a love of stories that ask deep questions and reveal truth and beauty to the audience. It's no surprise then that Joseph Holmes grew up to love writing about and making films and talking about the deeper questions in culture and the arts.
Joseph Holmes began filmmaking while at The King's College in New York City. As a sophomore, he founded the filmmaking club "King's Image Films" and gained notoriety for the short films they made together and for his film reviews on YouTube. After graduating with a degree in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics (PPE), Joseph began making further developing his talents and reputation as a filmmaker and culture writer. He received award nominations in festivals across the country.
Joseph Holmes started his rise as a culture critic in college at the college newspaper, the "Empire State Tribune" and his blog "Overthinking Films". Once he graduated he began writing film criticism for online outlets like "Religion Unplugged" and "An Unexpected Journal" and started the podcast"The Overthinkers". This snowballed into regular gigs writing culture criticism for such outlets as "Relevant", "Christianity Today", "The Federalist" and more.
Today, Joseph Holmes is still passionate about telling stories and having conversations that reveal truth and beauty to people. He is daily encouraged by the power that art and human dialogue have to make the lives of ordinary people more beautiful. And he is grateful to be a part of it.
