Joe Talbot (filmmaker)

Joe Talbot
Talbot in 2020
Born
Joseph Lyle Talbot [1]

(1990-07-11) July 11, 1990 (age 34)[1]
OccupationFilmmaker
Years active2017–present
Notable work
Website

Joseph Lyle Talbot (born July 11, 1990)[1] is an American filmmaker. His debut feature film, The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019), which he co-wrote and directed, won the Best Director prize at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival.[2] The film is loosely based on the life of his childhood best friend, Jimmie Fails.[3][4]

  1. ^ a b c "Joe Talbot on Instagram". Instagram. July 6, 2019. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  2. ^ Utichi, Joe (June 11, 2019). "'The Last Black Man In San Francisco' Director Joe Talbot And Star Jimmie Fails On Their Love Letter To The City By The Bay". Deadline.
  3. ^ Rizov, Vadim (July 23, 2015). "Jimmie Fails + Joe Talbot". Filmmaker Magazine.
  4. ^ Kost, Ryan (June 5, 2019). "How two friends' lives became 'The Last Black Man in San Francisco'". Datebook | San Francisco Arts & Entertainment Guide.