Joseph B Vasquez
About
Biography
Biography
This young filmmaker worked his way up from freelance cameraman to editor before making "Street Story" (1988), the gang-themed "Bronx Wars" (1989), and the semi-autobiographical "Hangin' With the Homeboys" (1991). An exhilarating, buddies-on-the-town comedy in the tradition of "American Graffiti" and "Diner" and slice-of-life character study of four friends--two black and two Hispanic--the film (made for a modest $2 million) shared the best screenwriter award at the 1991 Sundance Film Festival. At the time of his death from complications from AIDS in December 1995, he had completed work on what was to be his final feature, "Manhattan Merengue" about a dancer whose success causes him conflict.
Filmography
Director (Feature Film)
Cast (Feature Film)
Cinematography (Feature Film)
Writer (Feature Film)
Producer (Feature Film)
Editing (Feature Film)
Life Events
1984
Made "The Filmmaker" at the Picker Film Institute
1985
Worked as personal assistant to editors of Eventime, LTD
1986
Joined Start Mark Editorial as an assistant editor
1987
Moved up to film and offline editor at Saul Landa
1988
Worked as feature film trailer editor at Films Around the World
1988
Made feature-length debut with low-budget, "Street Story"
Family
