Joanna Koss
- Producer
- Actress
- Writer
Joanna Koss is an actress, filmmaker and producer. Her work is screening in film festivals worldwide and earning multiple awards including the 2021 Fearless Female Filmmaker Award - for bringing to the screen thought-provoking issues that stimulate public debate.
Being a first generation American helped shape Joanna's pioneering spirit. At age 11, she started working in commercials. In her early teens, Joanna acted throughout theaters in NYC and internationally. While attending Columbia University in New York City, she came under the mentorship of the well-respected theater director Wynn Handman.
With her proven track record, she produced several internationally acclaimed films over the last several years, including HUSH (2020), a short film depicting Hitler's 1933 raid of the famed cabaret the El Dorado and RAW (2020) - a short film about a female soldier's experience during military patrol in the Middle East. Joanna boldly tackled the societal challenge of military sexual trauma. POSTSCRIPT (2021) examines a veteran who is racked with PTSD as he encounters his deceased comrade's family. In PREY (2022), a courageous young girl exposes and brings to justice a religion-based con scheme. Joanna's two most recent films screened in over 50 film festivals and won multiple Best picture awards.
Joanna is a skilled martial artist, a professional scuba diver and speaks English, Polish, French and Spanish. She studied at Harvard University (Cambridge), Sorbonne Université (Paris) and graduated from Columbia University (NYC). In 2021, Joanna earned a certification in Blockchain and Disruptive technology from The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Being a first generation American helped shape Joanna's pioneering spirit. At age 11, she started working in commercials. In her early teens, Joanna acted throughout theaters in NYC and internationally. While attending Columbia University in New York City, she came under the mentorship of the well-respected theater director Wynn Handman.
With her proven track record, she produced several internationally acclaimed films over the last several years, including HUSH (2020), a short film depicting Hitler's 1933 raid of the famed cabaret the El Dorado and RAW (2020) - a short film about a female soldier's experience during military patrol in the Middle East. Joanna boldly tackled the societal challenge of military sexual trauma. POSTSCRIPT (2021) examines a veteran who is racked with PTSD as he encounters his deceased comrade's family. In PREY (2022), a courageous young girl exposes and brings to justice a religion-based con scheme. Joanna's two most recent films screened in over 50 film festivals and won multiple Best picture awards.
Joanna is a skilled martial artist, a professional scuba diver and speaks English, Polish, French and Spanish. She studied at Harvard University (Cambridge), Sorbonne Université (Paris) and graduated from Columbia University (NYC). In 2021, Joanna earned a certification in Blockchain and Disruptive technology from The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
