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works by jo garrity

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Jo Garrity is a writer, filmmaker, and performer based in Barcelona. He draws on experience from Pixar, Saturday Night Live, History Channel, The Groundlings, and the Telluride Film Festival to create innovative and award-winning projects across film, television, music, theatre, and branded content.

About

Writing

Essays, poetry, screen and stage projects, and branded copywriting. He received an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of California, Riverside, with publications in Bloomsbury, Independent Magazine, and Curation Hour. At the Creativity Lab in Barcelona, he teaches writing through improv, character, and sketch. Currently he is developing a screen adaptation of THE PEPSI-COLA ADDICT, based on the lost novel by June-Alison Gibbons.

Films, music videos, live audiovisuals, theatre, and branded content. Recipient of Berkeley’s Eisner Prize in Film and Indieworks’ Best Writer/Director award.

Directing

Work

"Absorbs all of your attention."

A.O. Scott, WATERGATE Review, The New York Times

Pixar-trained Premiere/Avid editor of documentary, fiction, music video, and branded content. Lead editor of Charles Ferguson’s WATERGATE.

Editing

Work

Performing

Trained and performed as an improviser and actor at The Groundlings theatre LA, Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre NY, BATS Improv SF, and Barcelona Improv Group. Jo was a scratch voice actor at Pixar and a member of the Pixar Players improv troupe. He continues to perform in commercial, radio, film, and stage projects.