Directing
Joe Gietl
Born
1989-03-19 (37)
Place of birth
Albany, New York, U.S.A.
Known for
Directing
Credits
4 titles
Joe Gietl is a writer, director, musician, and producer from Upstate New York. He has directed several short films that have played on the festival circuit, written numerous screenplays, and produced both narrative and commercial work. Some of the important landmarks in his career include The Fledgling, a proof of concept vampire epic that debuted at Sitges film fest in 2023 and also played at prestigious genre festivals such as Filmquest and Flickers Rhode Island. Joe worked closely with esteemed showrunners Todd Slavkin and Darren Swimmer (Smallville, Mysterious Benedict Society) to polish the pilot and is in the process of shopping it around. Other highlights include his brand new short f…
Known for
NRWhen confronting a restaurateur with a secret a customer bites off more than he can chew.
Tasteless
2025
NRCharlie, an orphan, wakes up in a hospital bed with a mysterious health condition that makes her averse to sunlight, and a hazy recollection of how she got there. If she is to survive, she'll have to put the pieces of the night together in the shadows, and avoidthe light.
The Fledgling
2023
Film credits
Behind the camera
NRWhen confronting a restaurateur with a secret a customer bites off more than he can chew.
Tasteless
2025
NRWhen confronting a restaurateur with a secret a customer bites off more than he can chew.
Tasteless
2025
NRCharlie, an orphan, wakes up in a hospital bed with a mysterious health condition that makes her averse to sunlight, and a hazy recollection of how she got there. If she is to survive, she'll have to put the pieces of the night together in the shadows, and avoidthe light.
The Fledgling
2023