A native of Houston, Texas, Joshua received his Bachelor of Science in Radio-Television-Film from the University of Texas at Austin in 1998 and his Master of Fine Arts at Columbia University's Film Division in 2004. His short films INSIDE/out and Kill or Be Killed have played at festivals worldwide, including Outfest, SXSW, Frameline, NewFest and The New York International Latino Film Festival in recent years. He won the 2003 HBO Films Young Producer's Development Award for a Columbia University student producer and he is an Academy Foundation of Arts and Sciences scholar. He recently participated in the Telluride Film Festival Student Symposium, the IFP's Project Involve workshop for emerging filmmakers and the IFP's Director's Lab. Joshua is a contributor to Indiewire.com, The Independent Film and Video Monthly, and Artwurl.org. He also works as a new media/ graphic designer and photographer. http://www.joshuasanchez.net