BIO

Josiah Johnson is a director, screenwriter, and playwright whose creative mission is to promote gender and racial diversity in his work. Johnson proudly staffs his projects with the same eye toward diversity as he uses in his art. Johnson is a Shakespeare enthusiast, an avid Bible reader, and a published poet. Through studying English and Theatre at The City College of New York (CCNY), as an undergraduate student, Johnson funneled his love for humanity into storytelling. He took great delight in analyzing text, verbal and nonverbal communication. In doing so, Johnson became more keenly aware of underrepresented and misrepresented people, and after graduating, he continued to tell their stories, as he pursued a master’s degree in filmmaking. Today, as an MFA degree recipient from CCNY, Johnson continues to research different communities, cultures, and identities, to enrich his writing and filmmaking.