Finding Joe is an exploration of the studies of mythologist Joseph Campbell, and of their continuing influence on our culture. Through interviews with visionaries from a variety of fields—interwoven with enactments of classic tales by a sweet and motley group of kids—the film navigates the stages of what Campbell dubbed "the hero’s journey": the challenges, the fears, the dragons, the battles, and the return home as a changed person.
Writing
Campbell's framework turned accessible without dumbing down.
Production
Kids re-enacting myths = unexpectedly moving, never cringe.
Director
Patrick Takaya Solomon
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Patrick Takaya Solomon was a successful commercial director who quit to make this after a Joseph Campbell seminar changed his life — meta-hero journey complete.
Campbell's influence on Star Wars is well-known, but this doc reveals how his ideas quietly shaped everything from skateboarding culture to big-wave surfing mythology.
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