Josh Roush

Josh Roush is an independent filmmaker who is associated with the punk subculture.^[1] A native of Middletown, Ohio residing in North Hollywood, California, Roush is probably best known for his feature film, Wrong Reasons, a "Punk Rock Thriller"^[2] about the kidnapping of the female front of a band. In January 2023 Roush toured Wrong Reasons throughout the United States^[3] and it was distributed digitally and on physical media by MVD Entertainment Group.^[4] Recently the movie was screened at The Punk Rock Museum, hosted by CJ Ramone.^[5]

Josh Roush
Born	Middletown, Ohio, United States
Occupation	Filmmaker
Notable work	Wrong Reasons, Long Lonesome Highway
Website	AntiCurrent.com

Roush has done much work for Kevin Smith, including making three documentaries on him: Walrus Yes, The Making of Tusk, Magnum Dopus, The Making of Jay and Silent Bob Reboot, and The Clerks III Documentary. He is also a music video director and regularly directs videos for the charity organization MUSACK.

In 2025, Roush finished his Michael Parks documentary titled, Long Lonesome Highway, The Story of Michael Parks.^[6] The film stars Kurt Russell, Wyatt Russell, Mickey Rourke, Justin Long, Leonard Maltin, Haley Joel Osment, Robert Rodriguez, and Mark Frost, among others. He toured the film through the United States in April of 2025^[7][8], and it is now available on DVD and streaming.^[9]

Works

• East Bay Night: Director, Tim Armstrong, Live Music Video, (2018)^[10]
• Pound For Pound: Director, The Aggrolites, Music video, (2019)^[11]
• Walrus Yes: The Making of Tusk: Producer, Editor (2020)^[12]
• Magnum Dopus, The Making of Jay and Silent Bob Reboot: Director (2020)^[13]
• The Clerks III Documentary: Director (2022)
• Gangsters: Director, The Specials, Live Music Video, (2022)^[14]
• Shattered: Director, Bad Cop / Bad Cop, Music Video, (2023)^[15]
• Arco: Director, Empired, Music Video, (2023)^[16]
• Safe and Legal: Director, Bad Cop / Bad Cop, Music video, (2023)^[17]
• Repose: Director, Empired, Music Video (2023)^[18]
• Take Warning: Director, Tim Armstrong and Jesse Michaels, Live Music Video, (2023)^[19]
• SIX: Director, Empired, Music Video, (2024)^[20]
• The Grudge: Director, The Raging Nathans, (2025)^[21]
• Money: Director, Empired (2025)^[22]