Henry Joost

Henry Joost (born October 30, 1982) is an American filmmaker, whose work includes directing, with Ariel Schulman, the films Catfish, Paranormal Activity 3, Paranormal Activity 4, Nerve and Project Power.^[2][3][4][5] Henry is married to actress Sofia Black-D'Elia.

Henry Joost
Joost at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con
Born	(1982-10-30) October 30, 1982 (age 42) Frankfurt, Germany
Nationality	American
Occupation	Filmmaker
Spouse	Sofia Black-D'Elia ​ (m. 2021)​ [1]
Children	1

Career

Joost briefly attended Columbia University.^[6] In 2006, he became a finalist in the Scion Xpress Fest, a film school competition, where he directed a music video for an indie band Palomar.^[7][8] In 2018, Joost co-directed the Netflix sci-fi superhero thriller film Project Power alongside Ariel Schulman from a screenplay by Mattson Tomlin.^[9][10] The film stars Jamie Foxx, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Dominique Fishback.^[11] It was released on August 14, 2020.^[12]

Filmography (with Ariel Schulman)

Film

• Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)
• Paranormal Activity 4 (2012)
• Nerve (2016)
• Viral (2016)
• Project Power (2020)
• Secret Headquarters (2022) (Also writer)

Documentary film

Year	Title	Director	Producer	DoP	Himself	Notes
2010	Catfish[13]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
2011	Metropolis II	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Documentary short
2012	A Brief History of John Baldessari	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
2021	Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity	No	No	No	Yes	[14]

Television

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Executive Producer	Notes
2011	3x3	Yes	No	No	TV movie
2012–present	Catfish: The TV Show	No	Yes	Yes