Joey George is a filmmaker and visual artist based in Sydney. He grew up in regional Western Australia, where life revolved around Church and his father’s super 8 film camera. Driven by a compulsion to explore what lies overhead and within, and encouraged by his devout Pentecostal family, Joey ended up in seminary, preparing for life as a priest. But his experience at the University of Divinity pushed him further from organised religion, as Joey realised his study of theology was not leading him to life-affirming enlightenment.

As a filmmaker, Joey is passionate about how art can drive a reclamation of spiritualism and identity beyond the narrow narrative offered by organised faith.

Joey completed a bachelor’s degree in political science at Monash University and postgraduate study in documentary filmmaking at the University of Melbourne. He is a graduate of the Sydney College of the Arts, and has recently begun a residency at Sydney’s Powerhouse Museum.

Joey has most recently wrapped on a film he wrote and directed, shot deep in the Blue Mountains. His short film SUMMIT is in post-production.