CURRENT MISSION

Want to meet the Austin Indie Filmmaking community and see what it feels like!

ABOUT ME

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Joe Shapiro is a self-described recovering computer geek. After a successful career in software (he was one of the developers of Vermeer's FrontPage which was acquired by Microsoft in 1996), he returned to one of his earlier passions - acting. Some years later at the end of an indie film shoot, he found himself wondering what was going to happen to all that footage! So he got himself a "plum logging position" and caught the editing bug. During his eight years in post-production Joe has edited five independent features. Of those, four have won awards, three won top honors, two were in competition at Sundance, and one (Zoo) was in Directors' Fortnight at Cannes. His editing has been praised by Scott Foundas of Variety and both James Greenberg and Kirk Honeycutt of The Hollywood Reporter. Like all good editors, Joe has a passion for story. Unlike most, he loves being on set. He has directed several award-winning shorts and is actively seeking a story or screenwriter to pen his first feature. Charlie Kaufman, Zach Helm, are your ears burning?

PHILOSOPHY

Everybody's doing the best they can at the moment. People don't get up in the morning and decide "I'm going to be evil today."(unless they're psychotic) Relationships are the most rewarding things we can build - though good movies can be pretty rewarding things to build as well!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Well... I make a couch available but I haven't managed to host anyone yet. I've hosted several filmmakers from places other than CouchSurfing. I hope to get the hang of it!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I'm still a CouchSurfing virgin! Searched several times but haven't managed to connect yet. Soon I hope!

Interests

Filmmaking, film watching, eating and cooking great food, singing, volleyball

• singing
• film making
• acting
• dining
• cooking
• movies
• volleyball
• journalism
• software

Music, Movies, and Books

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Slumdog Millionaire, Stranger Than Fiction, Kung Fu Hustle, Run Lola Run, Love Me If You Dare, Abre Los Ojos, Moulin Rouge, Memento

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

2010: I trekked up to Everest Basecamp. Nepal is amazing.
2007: I just walked the Red Carpet at Cannes! Pretty cool!
And I had a feature film show there in "Directors' Fortnight"

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm a crack film editor.
I've had two feature films at Sundance and one at Cannes.
I've taught editing classes and would be happy to help you.
My platform of choice is Final Cut Pro.

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Nepal

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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