Joshua Rofé
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Joshua Rofé | |
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| Occupations | Director, producer |
| Years active | 2002–present |
Joshua Rofé is an American film director and producer. He has directed the films The Gray in Between (2002), Lost for Life (2013), Swift Current (2016), and Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed (2021). Rofé also directed the television series Lorena (2019), Sasquatch (2021) and The Mortician (2025).
Rofé has directed the feature-length documentaries Lost for Life, which had its world premiere at AFI Docs in June 2013, focusing on juveniles serving life sentences in prison, and their victims families.[1][2] Swift Current focusing on Sheldon Kennedy's activism for victims of abuse.[3][4] and Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed focusing on Bob Ross's life and career, and his battle for his business empire, produced by Melissa McCarthy for Netflix.[5]
Rofé has directed the television series Lorena for Amazon Prime Video, focusing on John and Lorena Bobbitt, executive produced by Jordan Peele.[6] Sasquatch for Hulu, focusing on journalist David Holthouse as he attempts to solve a homicide which is claimed to be the work of a mythical creature, executive produced by Mark Duplass, Jay Duplass and Zach Cregger.[7] and The Mortician for HBO Documentary Films, focusing on a funeral home betraying the publics trust exploiting families and deceased to maximize profits, executive produced by Jonah Hill.[8][9]
He has served as an executive producer on Kids Behind Bars: Life or Parole for A&E.[10] and Out There: Crimes of the Paranormal for Hulu.[11]