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Docufessional Films
Catalog
FILMS / EXPANDED CINEMA
I Loving Me (1994), BUBBLEGUM AND RAZORBLADES (1994), GIRLJACKER (1994), Sic (1995), Robbie (1995), Bleed (1995), D-Blok Snag (1995), EPISODE (1996), Feelings (1997), I Need You (1998), Alzheimer’s, Dementia and Mr. Clark (2001), How to Wanna Kill People (2003), I really think it’s a BLACK WHITE incident (2003), 33020 (2003), CAW (2004), THE HEALING POWER OF VIOLENCE (2004), LEN (2004), SONO (2005), EX (2006), MISSING GREEN (2007), NICE PEOPLE (2008), ...in the Upper Room (2009), HOMEWRECKA (2012), GIRLSTORIES, An Afterschool Special (2015), 33020, The Colors Of Spring (Expanded Cinema), Where's The Child (Expanded Cinema), ON GRIFFIN ALLEY (Expanded Cinema), THE BROMLEY THING ( UK Commissioned, 2021)
“… In Sickness and in Health” (post-production)
COWELL (death penalty survivors -research project)
UN TUEUR SI PROCHE, ANN RULE ET TED BUNDY (GoGoGo Films and Arte TV produced documentary, 2026)
Contras (submersive novel documentary, 2027)
SPOKEN WORDS
The Life and Times of My Dog Cocker (1997)
Fantasizing in the back of a minivan about having kids in a Montecarlo. (2012)
I Can Be a Monster
Deep Freeze
If I Were
This Is John
Breathing In The Tide
East, Wind Rain
La Javelin Creek
To Die Tomorrow
original music/lyrics
INTERVIEWS
Films
Girlstories (France DVD release)
'Girlstories'. rough-cut opening sequence for France european DVD release.
MISSING GREEN (Best Experimental Film 2008)
Winner of Best Experimental Film, 2008. A film about the disappearance of a college student who has been missing for 11 years. The film uses a hypnotist, letters, diary entries, gossip and telephone conversations as a study of untreated clinical depression. Shot on PIXELVISION.
"MISSING GREEN", film shot on PIXELVISION TOY TECHNOLOGY.excerpts from a critic's film review:
Joey Huertas (aka Jane Public) has created a trilogy about three fictional young women who are experiencing an array of what "society" has deemed as psychological disorders that are damaging to themselves and others around them.
Film review by Adam Zeller -
'Missing Green'continues Huertas' exploration of camera quasi-documentaries. In this one, a hypnotist works with a friend of Erin, a student who has been missing for 11 years. As a session continues, the image mutates to TV "snow," while the audio becomes mixed with conflicting sounds. There is an eerie, almost pornographic (ideologically speaking) feel to the film. We sense that we are intruding and then censored for what appears to be a contrived situation that we are supposed to believe is real. We are kept on the edge between artifice and reality, and an uncomfortable edge it is.
CRITIC REVIEW EXCERPT:
This is the first film in the trilogy ,"GIRLSTORIES". MISSING GREEN is an upsetting "ghost story" that explores a missing college student. As we experience this film, we learn that this student has disappeared on account of her own clinical depression; visually erected through the use of multiple formats including the use of PIXELVISION, a vintage kids toy camera from 1987. The use of different recording devices is an intelligent way in which to convey the story of a literal and metaphoric disappearance of a young girl who has deteriorated from society and from herself, therefore the pixels that make up the images begin to also deteriorate into a facsimile of a fictional facial factorial FLASHBACK RECOGNITION. The ghost-like atmosphere contains an underlying humor that is so subtle one must pull it out from a cold unforeseen depth of the comedy that goes along with the experience of being human; this is what makes MISSING GREEN a good way to begin this trilogy called GIRLSTORIES. As owe are enter this world of dark psychological humor through a portal of another dimension, our spirits go to become reborn into an unnatural state which the filmmaker is guiding us through.
Charles Dickens said it best, "an idea, like a ghost, must be spoken to a little before it will explain itself."
Currently screening at THE PASSAGE GALLERY, NY .
http://www.purchase.edu/PassageGallery/
"MISSING GREEN", film shot on PIXELVISION TOY TECHNOLOGY.excerpts from a critic's film review:
Joey Huertas (aka Jane Public) has created a trilogy about three fictional young women who are experiencing an array of what "society" has deemed as psychological disorders that are damaging to themselves and others around them.
Film review by Adam Zeller -
'Missing Green'continues Huertas' exploration of camera quasi-documentaries. In this one, a hypnotist works with a friend of Erin, a student who has been missing for 11 years. As a session continues, the image mutates to TV "snow," while the audio becomes mixed with conflicting sounds. There is an eerie, almost pornographic (ideologically speaking) feel to the film. We sense that we are intruding and then censored for what appears to be a contrived situation that we are supposed to believe is real. We are kept on the edge between artifice and reality, and an uncomfortable edge it is.
CRITIC REVIEW EXCERPT:
This is the first film in the trilogy ,"GIRLSTORIES". MISSING GREEN is an upsetting "ghost story" that explores a missing college student. As we experience this film, we learn that this student has disappeared on account of her own clinical depression; visually erected through the use of multiple formats including the use of PIXELVISION, a vintage kids toy camera from 1987. The use of different recording devices is an intelligent way in which to convey the story of a literal and metaphoric disappearance of a young girl who has deteriorated from society and from herself, therefore the pixels that make up the images begin to also deteriorate into a facsimile of a fictional facial factorial FLASHBACK RECOGNITION. The ghost-like atmosphere contains an underlying humor that is so subtle one must pull it out from a cold unforeseen depth of the comedy that goes along with the experience of being human; this is what makes MISSING GREEN a good way to begin this trilogy called GIRLSTORIES. As owe are enter this world of dark psychological humor through a portal of another dimension, our spirits go to become reborn into an unnatural state which the filmmaker is guiding us through.
Charles Dickens said it best, "an idea, like a ghost, must be spoken to a little before it will explain itself."
Currently screening at THE PASSAGE GALLERY, NY .
http://www.purchase.edu/PassageGallery/
IN SICKNESS & IN HEALTH
A feature film shot on Hi 8 and Super 8mm (in Post-Production). Excerpts of this film was screened on National Television show, THE PEOPLE's COURT in 2006.
Trailer for THE GARBAGE PEOPLE (16mm rough cut, 1998).
Trailer for THE GARBAGE PEOPLE (16mm rough cut, 1998). Written, directed and scored by Joey Huertas. Film premeired at The Brattle Theatre, Boston MA. Synopsis: The leader of a group of troubled suburban teens intends to “ghettoize” and create a family of 144,000 that he can transport with him to a mothership destined for heavens gate. Dandy, the local “handyman” is hired by a parent to rescue the kids from this madman. And, of course, all hell breaks loose.
FANGIRL SARAH reviews 'EX'.
YouTube film critic Fangirl Sarah reviews the film, 'EX'
FANGIRL SARAH YOUTUBE SITE: https://www.youtube.com/user/Gacktfangirl2323
DANGIRL SARAH on the DR. PHIL show ... https://youtu.be/8uOnqrDuRM0
FANGIRL SARAH YOUTUBE SITE: https://www.youtube.com/user/Gacktfangirl2323
DANGIRL SARAH on the DR. PHIL show ... https://youtu.be/8uOnqrDuRM0
HOMEWRECKA
Winner of Best Experimental Film 2010, Syracuse International Film Festival. This is third short film installation for the GIRLSTORIES TRILOGY. A young man in ICU hospital unit recalls a destructive toxic relationship with a girl with whom he continues to be in love.
GIRLSTORIES
GIRLSTORIES is a trilogy of short films that explores the intersecting line between television and experimental storytelling. PIXELVISION, OPTICAL PRINTING, SUPER 8mm, SURVEILLANCE, INFRA-RED 35mm PHOTOGRAPHY are some of the devices used to collide against three very moving and intimate adolescent faux narratives.
Joey Huertas and homicide detective Chris McDonough discuss DNA investigations and Terms of Service violations, 5/8/26.
Joey Huertas and homicide detective Chris McDonough discuss DNA investigations and Terms of Service violations on true-crime call-in LIVE podcast 'The Lab', 5/8/26. Forensic field specialist Joey Huertas and 'Cold Case Foundation' Director of Law Enforcement Relations retired homicide detective Chris McDonough discuss the controversial use of abandoned DNA and Terms of Service violations during federal true-crime investigations.
Chris McDonough is a nationally renowned homicide investigator with a distinguished career spanning over four decades. He has appeared as a guest on prominent programs such as The Oprah Winfrey Show, Dr. Phil, CourtTV, Nancy Grace, Dateline NBC, CBS’s 48 Hours, and BBC broadcasts, as well as numerous other television and radio platforms. Recognized as an authority on death investigations, interviewing techniques, and criminal behavior analysis, McDonough has made significant contributions to law enforcement and public safety. Since beginning his career in 1982, McDonough spent nearly 25 years with the Oceanside Police Department in Southern California, including 13 years as a homicide detective. He has investigated and resolved hundreds of homicide cases and provided expert consultation on some of the nation’s most high-profile child homicide and kidnapping investigations, including the JonBenét Ramsey case, the Elizabeth Smart abduction, the Leticia Hernandez murder, the Matthew Cecchi killing, and the West Memphis Three interview of Christopher Morgan. His expertise in predator behavior—particularly among those who target children—has led him to conduct interviews with notorious serial child killers on death row, such as Wesley Allen Dodd and Brandon Wilson. His interview with Wilson, convicted of murdering Matthew Cecchi in a public restroom in Oceanside, California, sparked the nationwide family restroom movement. McDonough’s impact extends beyond investigations. Appointed through the U.S. President’s “Operation Lady Justice” initiative, he has trained members of the Native American Homicide Task Force as part of the Cold Case Foundation. He has also lectured at universities on criminal behavior and victimology and co-authored Who Killed Stephanie Crowe: Anatomy of a Murder. Known for his exceptional ability to analyze both the behavioral and forensic elements of criminal cases, McDonough has trained homicide investigators nationwide in death investigation and criminal investigative analysis.
Official Websites:
https://www.coldcasefoundation.org/chris-mcdonough---law-enforcement-relations.html
https://www.youtube.com/c/TheInterviewRoom
https://theinterviewroom.net/
Chris McDonough is a nationally renowned homicide investigator with a distinguished career spanning over four decades. He has appeared as a guest on prominent programs such as The Oprah Winfrey Show, Dr. Phil, CourtTV, Nancy Grace, Dateline NBC, CBS’s 48 Hours, and BBC broadcasts, as well as numerous other television and radio platforms. Recognized as an authority on death investigations, interviewing techniques, and criminal behavior analysis, McDonough has made significant contributions to law enforcement and public safety. Since beginning his career in 1982, McDonough spent nearly 25 years with the Oceanside Police Department in Southern California, including 13 years as a homicide detective. He has investigated and resolved hundreds of homicide cases and provided expert consultation on some of the nation’s most high-profile child homicide and kidnapping investigations, including the JonBenét Ramsey case, the Elizabeth Smart abduction, the Leticia Hernandez murder, the Matthew Cecchi killing, and the West Memphis Three interview of Christopher Morgan. His expertise in predator behavior—particularly among those who target children—has led him to conduct interviews with notorious serial child killers on death row, such as Wesley Allen Dodd and Brandon Wilson. His interview with Wilson, convicted of murdering Matthew Cecchi in a public restroom in Oceanside, California, sparked the nationwide family restroom movement. McDonough’s impact extends beyond investigations. Appointed through the U.S. President’s “Operation Lady Justice” initiative, he has trained members of the Native American Homicide Task Force as part of the Cold Case Foundation. He has also lectured at universities on criminal behavior and victimology and co-authored Who Killed Stephanie Crowe: Anatomy of a Murder. Known for his exceptional ability to analyze both the behavioral and forensic elements of criminal cases, McDonough has trained homicide investigators nationwide in death investigation and criminal investigative analysis.
Official Websites:
https://www.coldcasefoundation.org/chris-mcdonough---law-enforcement-relations.html
https://www.youtube.com/c/TheInterviewRoom
https://theinterviewroom.net/
Joey Huertas calls LIVE podcast show 5/6/2026: What about Heaven ?
Joey Huertas calls in to THE LAB 'True Crime' LIVE podcast show 5/6/2026 : What about Heaven ?
NICE PEOPLE
Film explores a young ballet dancers struggle with her controlling parents and her distorted sense of self due to Body Dysmorphia.
I really think it’s a BLACK WHITE incident
The film is based on true tragic events of elder abuse and racism and models itself as a modern day Greek tragedy. 11min
...in the Upper Room
The film, “In the Upper Room” is a film work designed to provoke. It uses propaganda techniques established by Edward Filene’s Institute of Propaganda Analysis (1937), and the evil Nazi regime, to deliver a faux true-crime narrative based on the terrifying reality of hate-group racial organization.
Inspired by the power of television media advertising, categories of propaganda studies (Name Calling, Band wagon, Transfer, Plain Folks, Card Stacking and Glittering Generalities) are freely exercised and try
to convince us, via religious propaganda, of a racially motivated idea.
The techniques used in the short film are accompanied by a fictionalized hate crime that adds blame on an enemy race group. The viewer is asked to consider the value of a proposal, using derogatory language and words that are meant to invoke our youth and incite the general public to take action, via broadcasting on Public Access Television.
The film was shot at a southern Baptist church in rural Virginia on Super 8mm film.
Inspired by the power of television media advertising, categories of propaganda studies (Name Calling, Band wagon, Transfer, Plain Folks, Card Stacking and Glittering Generalities) are freely exercised and try
to convince us, via religious propaganda, of a racially motivated idea.
The techniques used in the short film are accompanied by a fictionalized hate crime that adds blame on an enemy race group. The viewer is asked to consider the value of a proposal, using derogatory language and words that are meant to invoke our youth and incite the general public to take action, via broadcasting on Public Access Television.
The film was shot at a southern Baptist church in rural Virginia on Super 8mm film.
LEN
Winner of Willard Van Dyke Award for non-fiction film. LEN is an interview shot on 16mm and a Nagra recorder that interviews an ex-convict, vindicated in a trial, revealing during the interview a complicated web of lies and family tragedy.
Joey calls true-crime show to discuss Trolls, Victim Family Grief and Societal Responsibility.
Joey calls true-crime podcast to talk Crime Con, Trolls, Victim Grief and Societal Responsibility.
Panel Members: Arizona Undersheriff Bob Gilliam, Forensic Psychologist best selling author Dr. Gary Brucato and podcaster Josh Diaz of The Lab.
Panel Members: Arizona Undersheriff Bob Gilliam, Forensic Psychologist best selling author Dr. Gary Brucato and podcaster Josh Diaz of The Lab.
Joey Huertas and homicide detectives Chris McDonough, John J. Lamb & Dr. Gary Brucato discuss, 'THE SELFISH GENE' 5/25/26.
Joey Huertas and homicide detectives Chris McDonough, John J. Lamb, forensic psychologist Dr. Gary Brucato and podcast show host Josh Diaz discuss the books, 'THE SELFISH GENE' by Richard Dawkins and Robert D. Hare's 'Without Conscience' - 5/25/26. The discussion revolves around the theory of genetic predispositions, psychopathy and cultural trends within today's true-crime zeitgeist.
EPISODE
Awarded Best Film by EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY for its unique use of celluloid manipulation & optical printing.
EX
Using actual police reports and transcripts, a true-story crime is observed through the eyes of a motel surveillance camera in a bathroom setting.
Alzheimer’s Dementia, Mr. CLARK
An ailing psychiatrist suffering from Alzheimers becomes the co-host for an off-screen step-by-step educational video session as a cage of squealing parakeets compete for the viewers focal concentration abilities. 5 min.
COWELL
is an ongoing feature-length research film project meant to explore childhood development and the death penalty. Does nature load the gun, and nurture pull the trigger?
16x9 digital video, microfilm, Mini DV. Tentative release date: 2012
16x9 digital video, microfilm, Mini DV. Tentative release date: 2012
330.20
42nd Ann Arbor Film Festival selection- Poster Art for '33020'
fantasizing in the backseat of a minvan about having kids in a Montecarlo
Live Sound Art (Expanded Cinema)
The Life and Times of My Dog Cocker
A 'Spoken Word' about the life and death of a man's best friend, Cocker.
Joey Huertas on THE PEOPLES COURT (FOX 5 TV)
Experimental film director. Joey Huertas sues (and wins!) special FX maker for ruining his moviestar dog, BUTCH from the film '...In Sickness and in Health'
COWELL (raw footage)
Unedited raw 16mm and Super8mm footage for upcoming film, COWELL
THE COLORS OF SPRING (live performance projections)
This footage is raw hand-processed/hand-developed 16mm & Super8mm film footage shot for live Performance/Expanded Cinema, "The Colors of Spring".
Footage was shot on location in the New Hampshire state mountains. This Colors Of Spring integrates live performance + journals + poetry readings accompanied by a viola soundscape performance. Sound-design will color a faux love story narrative.
Footage was shot on location in the New Hampshire state mountains. This Colors Of Spring integrates live performance + journals + poetry readings accompanied by a viola soundscape performance. Sound-design will color a faux love story narrative.
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