Directed, Written & Produced by Joya Joseph
Directed and Produced by Melissa Lozoff
Short Narrative | 4.25 min | English | USA
Saturday, September 27th, 2025 | 6:00PM Screening
Neighborhood House at Christ Church
20 N. American Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106
A man is robbed and the two female cops who show up to take his report ask questionable questions that many women will be familiar with.
Director’s Bio
Joya Joseph
Director/Writer/Producer
Joya Joseph (she/her) is a first generation Indian American female first time filmmaker currently living in North Carolina. Her parents moved to the US in the late 60s from West Bengal.
She attended Quaker school in Philadelphia as a child and a Quaker women’s college outside of Philadelphia (Bryn Mawr College), though she grew up in New Jersey. The Quaker influence really added to an artistic household. Joya participated in theater from a young age. Fast forward to now, when she has decided to pursue a career in acting and has simultaneously found a love of writing and filmmaking. She is eager to continue telling stories that center women, people of color and other marginalized people.
“If you obey all the rules,
you miss all the fun.”
Katherine Hepburn
Actor
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