Films in Production (3 titles)	Budget	Status
Apex Producer Producer See fewer		Pre-Prod
Portrait of God Producer, Writer Producer, Writer See fewer		Production Unknown
Tygo Writer Writer See fewer		Filming

Past Film & Video (25 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
The Inheritance (2024) Writer Writer See fewer	$14MM
Showdown at Walter Reed (2024) (Short) - Producer Producer See fewer	$30K
Soul Mates (2023) Executive Producer, Screenplay Executive Producer, Screenplay See fewer		$96K	$96K	$96K
The Locksmith (2023) Executive Producer, Screenplay By (as Joseph Russo) Executive Producer, Screenplay By (as Joseph Russo) See fewer				$68K
The Greatest Beer Run Ever (2022) Associate Producer Associate Producer See fewer	$40MM
Hard Kill (2020) Screenplay By Screenplay By See fewer				$112K
The Au Pair Nightmare (2020) Director, Writer Director, Writer See fewer
Dark, Deadly & Dreadful (2018) Director (segment "Take-Out") Director (segment "Take-Out") See fewer
Nightmare Cinema (2018) Producer Producer See fewer				$127K
Midnight Clear (2017) (Short) - Producer, Director, Writer, Special Thanks Producer, Director, Writer, Special Thanks See fewer
Who's There? (2016) (Short) - Producer, Director, Story, Writer Producer, Director, Story, Writer See fewer
Postmarked (2016) Associate Producer Associate Producer See fewer	$250K
Monsters (2015) (Short) - Producer Producer See fewer
1/10 of a Second (2015) Associate Producer Associate Producer See fewer
A Tragic Tale of Flies and Men (2010) (Short) - Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer
Peeping Tom (2010) (Short) - Producer, Director, Writer Producer, Director, Writer See fewer
Bloody Basin (2009) (Short) - Second Assistant Camera Second Assistant Camera See fewer	$10K
The Graves (2009) Assistant To Director, Key Production Assistant Assistant To Director, Key Production Assistant See fewer
Panacea (2009) (Short) - First Assistant Director, Post-production Supervisor First Assistant Director, Post-production Supervisor See fewer
The Artist (2009) (Short) - Second Unit Director Second Unit Director See fewer	$400
Take-Out (2009) (Short) - Executive Producer, Director Executive Producer, Director See fewer	$16K
Finger Food (2008) (Short) - Director Director See fewer	$300
Movie Screening Security Guards (2008) (Short) - Director, Story Director, Story See fewer	$500
Santa's Last Stop (2007) (Short) - Executive Producer, Director, Written By Executive Producer, Director, Written By See fewer	$1K
The Kingdom (2007) Intern Intern See fewer	$70MM	$17MM	$48MM	$87MM

Past Television (9 titles)	Episodes
Beyond the Dark (2022) (TV Series) - Producer (1 episode, 2022), Director (1 episode, 2022), Written By (1 episode, 2022), Special Thanks (1 episode, 2022) Producer (1 episode, 2022), Director (1 episode, 2022), Written By (1 episode, 2022), Special Thanks (1 episode, 2022) See fewer Midnight Clear (2022) Season 1, Episode 2 - Producer, Director, Written By, Special Thanks Producer, Director, Written By, Special Thanks See fewer	1
Class Horror Cast (2021) (TV Series) - Actor (1 episode, 2021) Actor (1 episode, 2021) See fewer Talking Horror with Filmmaker Joe Russo (May 5, 2021) Actor Actor See fewer	1
Horror Hotel (2020) (TV Series) - Thanks (1 episode, 2020) Thanks (1 episode, 2020) See fewer A Dark Christmas (Dec 19, 2020) Season 7, Episode 27 - Thanks Thanks See fewer	1
Conspiracy Coverups! (TV Series) - Producer Producer See fewer
Be Mine (2017) (TV Short) - Producer, Director, Written By Producer, Director, Written By See fewer
iNOODS (2012) (TV Series) - Film Director (1 episode, 2012) Film Director (1 episode, 2012) See fewer Take an Elderly Gnaw (May 25, 2012) Season 1, Episode 1 - Film Director Film Director See fewer	1
Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files (2010) (TV Series) - Camera Assistant (4 episodes, 2010) Camera Assistant (4 episodes, 2010) See fewer Sasquatch Sprint/Alien Attacker (Nov 11, 2010) Season 1, Episode 9 - Camera Assistant Camera Assistant See fewer See more See fewer Loading	4
The Love Shaq (2009) (TV Special) - Production Assistant Production Assistant See fewer
American Idol (2009) (TV Series) - Production Assistant (1 episode, 2009) Production Assistant (1 episode, 2009) See fewer Auditions: Phoenix (Jan 13, 2009) Season 8, Episode 1 - Production Assistant Production Assistant See fewer	1

Commercials (3 titles)	Role / Position	Company / Director
Dewars Scotch: Prohibition II *	Assistant Director	Chris LaMont Productions
Air Jordan: Mike Bibby *	P.A.	Nike
Working Together DUI/OUI *	Key Set PA	Applebox Pictures

Industrial (4 titles)	Role / Position	Company / Director
The Ultimo: Exercise Video *	Assistant Director	Applebox Pictures
SPLASH! *	Key Set P.A.	Applebox Pictures
SSV Project *	Key Grip	Sun Devil Productions
Choices *	Dolly Grip	Sun Devil Productions

Internet (2 titles)	Role / Position	Company / Director
Trick or Treat *	Director	MoviePulse Productions
Wanna Bet? *	1st A.C.	Applebox Pictures

Film (20 titles)	Role / Position	Company / Director
Take-Out *	Director	Chris LaMont Productions/Starlet Productions
Finger Food *	Director	Applebox Pictures
Movie Screening Security Guards *	Director	MoviePulse Productions
Santa's Last Stop *	Director	MoviePulse Productions
The Test *	Director	MoviePulse Productions
The World As It Is Now *	Director	MoviePulse Productions
Misfire *	Director	MoviePulse Productions
Take-Out *	Executive Producer	Chris LaMont Productions/Starlet Productions
The Artist *	2nd Unit Director	Shoeless Joe Productions
The Traveling Show *	2nd Unit Director	Electra Entertainment
Prohibition II: The Sequel *	Assistant Director	Dewar's Scotch Whisky/Chris LaMont Productions
The Space Inside *	Assistant Director	Sun Devil Productions
Reflections in Thread *	Assistant Director	Formatted Pictures
Panacea *	Assistant Director	Immortal Imagery Productions
Word of God *	Assistant Director	Guerrilla Star Productions
Secluded *	Assistant Director	Immortal Imagery Productions
The Kingdom *	Intern	Universal Studios
The Graves *	Assistant to the Director	Mischief Maker Studios
The Graves *	Key Set P.A.	Mischief Maker Studios
Bloody Basin *	2nd A.C.	Guerrilla Star Productions

Television (5 titles)	Role / Position	Company / Director
Sex Decoy: Love Stings *	Camera Operator	Fox Reality
So You Think You Can Dance *	Associate Producer	19 Entertainment
The Love Shaq *	Production Assistant	A&E
American Idol *	P.A.	American Idol Productions
NASCAR: Celebrity Golf Tournament *	Key Set P.A.	FSN/Applebox Pictures

Credits
42 titles

Self (2 titles)
The Gala Show (2024) (Podcast Series) - Self - Guest (1 episode, 2024) Self - Guest (1 episode, 2024) See fewer Joe Russo: Gateway Horror (Jul 11, 2024) Season 1, Episode 40 - Self - Guest Self - Guest See fewer
Post Mortem with Mick Garris (2019–2023) (Podcast Series) - Self (85 episodes, 2019) Self (85 episodes, 2019) See fewer The Post Mortem Finale Live from the Egyptian Theatre Hollywood (Dec 20, 2023) Self Self See fewer See more See fewer Loading

Other (2 titles)
Post Mortem with Mick Garris (2017–2025) (Podcast Series) - Producer (1 episode, 2025), Producer (265 episodes, 2017) Producer (1 episode, 2025), Producer (265 episodes, 2017) See fewer Masters of Horror LIVE from Fantastic Fest 2025 (Oct 31, 2025) Producer Producer See fewer See more See fewer Loading
Sequelcast 2 and Friends (2023) (Podcast Series) - Actor (1 episode, 2023) Actor (1 episode, 2023) See fewer WGA Strike 2023 (GUEST: Joe Russo WGA Strike Captain, Co-Host of Post Mortem w/ Mick Garris) (Jul 10, 2023) Actor Actor See fewer

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