Joseph Pelling

Directing

Joseph Pelling

Joseph Pelling is a writer and composer.

Acting credits

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared poster
7.6

A disturbing puppet short exploring the concept of creativity.

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared

2012

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 3 poster
7.1

During a chicken picnic, Yellow Guy gets upset after Green Bird kills a butterfly. Yellow Guy then meets a butterfly that takes him on a journey to discover his concept of love.

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 3

2014

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 4 poster
7.7

The fourth instalment in the surreal Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared videos in which the three returning characters enter a sinister digital world through their computer.

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 4

2015

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 2 poster
7.6

Step back into the imaginative and frankly terrifying world of Becky & Joe with Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared. In this episode: Some things change over Time.

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 2

2014

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 6 poster
8.0

All alone, Yellow Guy tries to stop a lamp from teaching him about dreams. While Red Guy finds out the truth about the puppets' existence.

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 6

2016

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 5 poster
7.4

The two remaining puppets learn about eating healthy, but things go awry when they receive a mysterious phone call.

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 5

2015

Craig’s Big Day poster
5.0

Craig, a nerd who hates himself, tries to enjoy his birthday.

Craig’s Big Day

2014

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared: Behind the Magic poster
NR

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared is about 3 best friends who go on an adventure to find a magic pirate ship and save the day. Featurette included on the kickstarter backers DVD

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared: Behind the Magic

2017

A Place Called Clayhill poster
7.5

A DHMIS short film that premiered in 2019 at the Sundance Film Festival and was originally pitched as a pilot of Pelling, Sloan, and Terry's 2022 TV show. Though, feeling the Clayhill setting made the series too similar to South Park, and came at the cost of the claustrophobia of the original series, it was scrapped and since been removed from festival circulation. The tester was only shared in a few private premieres, but clips have turned up online over the years.

A Place Called Clayhill

2019

Behind the camera

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared poster
7.6

A disturbing puppet short exploring the concept of creativity.

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared

2012

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared poster
7.6

A disturbing puppet short exploring the concept of creativity.

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared

2012

Jarressey poster
10.0

Jarressey's got a new job today and he just needs to eat some food before he goes to the pub. But now all of this is happening to him!

Jarressey

2018

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 3 poster
7.1

During a chicken picnic, Yellow Guy gets upset after Green Bird kills a butterfly. Yellow Guy then meets a butterfly that takes him on a journey to discover his concept of love.

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 3

2014

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 3 poster
7.1

During a chicken picnic, Yellow Guy gets upset after Green Bird kills a butterfly. Yellow Guy then meets a butterfly that takes him on a journey to discover his concept of love.

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 3

2014

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 4 poster
7.7

The fourth instalment in the surreal Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared videos in which the three returning characters enter a sinister digital world through their computer.

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 4

2015

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 4 poster
7.7

The fourth instalment in the surreal Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared videos in which the three returning characters enter a sinister digital world through their computer.

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 4

2015

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 2 poster
7.6

Step back into the imaginative and frankly terrifying world of Becky & Joe with Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared. In this episode: Some things change over Time.

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 2

2014

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 2 poster
7.6

Step back into the imaginative and frankly terrifying world of Becky & Joe with Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared. In this episode: Some things change over Time.

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 2

2014

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 6 poster
8.0

All alone, Yellow Guy tries to stop a lamp from teaching him about dreams. While Red Guy finds out the truth about the puppets' existence.

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 6

2016

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 6 poster
8.0

All alone, Yellow Guy tries to stop a lamp from teaching him about dreams. While Red Guy finds out the truth about the puppets' existence.

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 6

2016

Get Real Dude poster
NR

If you want to make the finest wine, use the sweet grape on the vine. It's a few bloody skits from bloody Sam Campbell.

Get Real Dude

2019

USE CUPS. poster
2.0

Respect the cup.

USE CUPS.

2019

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 5 poster
7.4

The two remaining puppets learn about eating healthy, but things go awry when they receive a mysterious phone call.

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 5

2015

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 5 poster
7.4

The two remaining puppets learn about eating healthy, but things go awry when they receive a mysterious phone call.

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 5

2015

Craig’s Big Day poster
5.0

Craig, a nerd who hates himself, tries to enjoy his birthday.

Craig’s Big Day

2014

Craig’s Big Day poster
5.0

Craig, a nerd who hates himself, tries to enjoy his birthday.

Craig’s Big Day

2014

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared: Behind the Magic poster
NR

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared is about 3 best friends who go on an adventure to find a magic pirate ship and save the day. Featurette included on the kickstarter backers DVD

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared: Behind the Magic

2017

A Place Called Clayhill poster
7.5

A DHMIS short film that premiered in 2019 at the Sundance Film Festival and was originally pitched as a pilot of Pelling, Sloan, and Terry's 2022 TV show. Though, feeling the Clayhill setting made the series too similar to South Park, and came at the cost of the claustrophobia of the original series, it was scrapped and since been removed from festival circulation. The tester was only shared in a few private premieres, but clips have turned up online over the years.

A Place Called Clayhill

2019

The Lost Coin poster
NR

A young boy falls into another world.

The Lost Coin

2010

Bad Things That Could Happen poster
6.3

Playing with scale and bringing objects to life, the film creates a subverted world where the mundane becomes absurd.

Bad Things That Could Happen

2010

USE TANTRUMS. poster
NR

YES, It’s important to me we USE TANTRUMS.

USE TANTRUMS.

2020

Tallest Heights poster
10.0

Inspired by the drawn-on-film pieces by Norman McLaren, Len Lye, and Man Ray, Becky & Joe collaborated with musicians Delicate Steve to create the charming and beautiful Tallest Heights. This work is part of the “Hello, Again” series presented by the Lincoln Motor Company, which asks filmmakers to reimagine the familiar into something fresh and new.

Tallest Heights

2013