Joseph Amenta
Joseph Amenta is a Canadian film director and screenwriter, whose debut feature film Soft premiered at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival. Prior to Soft, Amenta directed a number of short films, the most noted of which, Flood, premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival and included Tynomi Banks in its cast. Amenta is non-binary and uses gender-neutral pronouns.
Joseph Amenta

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Joseph Amenta is a Canadian film director and screenwriter, whose debut feature film Soft premiered at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival. Prior to Soft, Amenta directed a number of short films, the most noted of which, Flood, premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival and included Tynomi Banks in its cast. Amenta is non-binary and uses gender-neutral pronouns.
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• Name — Joseph Amenta • Occupation — film director, screenwriter • Years Active — 2000s-present • Notable Works — Flood, Soft Joseph Amenta is a Canadian film director and screenwriter, whose debut feature film Soft premiered at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival. Prior to Soft, Amenta directed a number of short films, the most noted of which, Flood, premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival and included Tynomi Banks in its cast. Amenta is non-binary and uses gender-neutral pronouns.
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• Growing Up Cooter - 2013 • Wild Youth - 2015 • Cherry Cola - 2018 • Haus - 2018 • Flood - 2019 • Soft - 2022
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