
Directing
Josh Koury
Born
1977-04-22 (49)
Place of birth
New York, USA
Known for
Directing
Credits
7 titles
Josh Koury is an award-winning filmmaker and producer with 20 years of filmmaking experience. Most recently, he served on the directorial team of the six-part HBO series "I’ll Be Gone in the Dark" (airing July 2020) exploring Michelle McNamara’s investigation into the world of the Golden State Killer. Koury co-directed "Voyeur" (2017), a Netflix Original Documentary following famed author Gay Talese as he unravels the story of Gerald Foos, a motel owner who owned and operated a motel for the express purpose of spying on his guests. Additional directorial credits include the feature-length films "Journey to Planet X" (2012), "We Are Wizards" (2008), and "Standing By Yourself" (2002) and shor…
Known for
5.9Legendary journalist Gay Talese unmasks a motel owner who spied on his guests for decades. But his bombshell story soon becomes a scandal of its own.
Voyeur
2017
7.0Red Sox legend Ted Williams grew up in front of America during baseball’s golden age. He served his country as an ace fighter pilot in Korea and was the last man to ever hit over .400 for a season. This story isn’t about how he lived, but about the mystery surrounding his world after his death. Williams’s head (yes, his head) is preserved in cryostasis in a facility in Arizona. How this came to be remains a mystery shrouded in claims that his children mistreated him and wrapped in a notorious dirty cocktail napkin.
An Immortal Man
2015
7.0Eric Swain and Troy Bernier are scientists by day and amateur filmmakers by night. Over the years these two friends have turned out many of their own amateur, sci-fi inspired movies. Journey to Planet X follows the filming of Planet X, the duo’s most ambitious endeavor to date, and sheds light on their unique brand of “movie magic.”
Journey to Planet X
2012
7.0As the popularity of author J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series expands to create a whole new breed of rabid fantasy fanatics, filmmaker Josh Koury explores the curious culture that has emerged around the most instantly recognizable young wizard in the history of youth fiction
We Are Wizards
2008
A shattering documentary on the lives of two hostile teenagers in an upstate town who react to their dead-end environment and social ostracism with a frenzied, narcotized downward spiral.
Standing by Yourself
2002
NRWe Will Live Again is a look at the unusual and extraordinary operations of the Cryonics Institute. The film follows Ben Best and Andy Zawacki, the caretakers of this 'mom and pop style' warehouse, as they maintain the 99 deceased human bodies stored at below freezing temperatures in cryopreservation. The Institute and the Cryonics Movement were founded by Robert Ettinger, who in his nineties has long retired from running the faculty, but still lives nearby, self-publishing books on cryonics, awaiting the end of this life and eagerly anticipating his next.
We Will Live Again
2013
Behind the camera
5.9Legendary journalist Gay Talese unmasks a motel owner who spied on his guests for decades. But his bombshell story soon becomes a scandal of its own.
Voyeur
2017
7.0Red Sox legend Ted Williams grew up in front of America during baseball’s golden age. He served his country as an ace fighter pilot in Korea and was the last man to ever hit over .400 for a season. This story isn’t about how he lived, but about the mystery surrounding his world after his death. Williams’s head (yes, his head) is preserved in cryostasis in a facility in Arizona. How this came to be remains a mystery shrouded in claims that his children mistreated him and wrapped in a notorious dirty cocktail napkin.
An Immortal Man
2015
7.0Eric Swain and Troy Bernier are scientists by day and amateur filmmakers by night. Over the years these two friends have turned out many of their own amateur, sci-fi inspired movies. Journey to Planet X follows the filming of Planet X, the duo’s most ambitious endeavor to date, and sheds light on their unique brand of “movie magic.”
Journey to Planet X
2012
7.0As the popularity of author J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series expands to create a whole new breed of rabid fantasy fanatics, filmmaker Josh Koury explores the curious culture that has emerged around the most instantly recognizable young wizard in the history of youth fiction
We Are Wizards
2008
A shattering documentary on the lives of two hostile teenagers in an upstate town who react to their dead-end environment and social ostracism with a frenzied, narcotized downward spiral.
Standing by Yourself
2002
A shattering documentary on the lives of two hostile teenagers in an upstate town who react to their dead-end environment and social ostracism with a frenzied, narcotized downward spiral.
Standing by Yourself
2002
NRWe Will Live Again is a look at the unusual and extraordinary operations of the Cryonics Institute. The film follows Ben Best and Andy Zawacki, the caretakers of this 'mom and pop style' warehouse, as they maintain the 99 deceased human bodies stored at below freezing temperatures in cryopreservation. The Institute and the Cryonics Movement were founded by Robert Ettinger, who in his nineties has long retired from running the faculty, but still lives nearby, self-publishing books on cryonics, awaiting the end of this life and eagerly anticipating his next.
We Will Live Again
2013
