Films
Projects

Lonely Like The Dark (2025)
Written and Directed by David Rojas Tellez, Shot & Edited by Joe Tufte
A journalist interviews a man with a unique backstory.
Filmed in the David Brinkley Studio at Barry University in Miami, FL

Staged Love (2024)
Directed by Natalia Patino, Written & Edited by Joe Tufte
Students' lives are complicated by a professional organizer who comes to flip their drama department for a reality series.
Festival Screenings:
Filmgate Miami 2025
Chicago New Wave International Film Fest
Director Talents Film Fest
Liverpool Indie Film Fest

A Painfully Obvious Miscommunication in Teenage Romance (2022)
Written, Directed & Edited by Joe Tufte
A rom-com following two best friends struggling to explain their true feelings to each other after a painfully obvious miscommunication.
Festival Screenings:
OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival Fort Lauderdale 2023
Athens International Film & Video Festival 2023

Six Feet Over (2021)
Written, Directed & Edited by Joe Tufte
Alex is tasked with cleaning his late father's house the day before the funeral, and deals with how to present himself at the funeral the next day.
Festival Screenings:
Minnesota Film Festival
Athens International Film & Video Festival
KinoDrome: International Motion Picture & Screenplay Festival

Mirrors in Time (2020)
A film by Joe Tufte
An experimental projection-art poetry film about identity.
Festival Screenings:
Athens International Film & Video Festival 2021
Magikal Charm Experimental Film Festival 2021
KinoDrome: International Motion Picture & Screenplay Festival 2021
Subtropic Film Festival 2023
Sunpass Film Festival 2023

Seeing You Seeing Me (2024)
A film by Joe Tufte
An experimental projection-art dance film about loneliness & isolation.
Festival Screenings:
Sunpass Film Festival 2024