Josh Appignanesi

Josh Appignanesi grew up in London and studied anthropology at King's College, Cambridge. Josh's second feature The Infidel is an indie comedy written by David Baddiel about a Muslim everyman who finds out he was born a Jew. The film stars BBC1 comedian Omid Djalili (The Mummy) and Emmy-winner Richard Schiff (The West Wing), with Matt Lucas. Slingshot produced and Revolver-distributed with 4K+ screen averages on opening weekend, Salt also pre-sold the film across the world, something very uncommon for an indie comedy, including to the Tribeca Festival's new distribution outfit. His debut feature, Song Of Songs, was an austere psychological dissection of religious desire, starring Natalie Press (My Summer Of Love, Red Road.) International festival success included a special Commendation at the Edinburgh Festival, official selection in Rotterdam's Tiger Awards, and a BIFA nomination. Produced by Gayle Griffiths, distributed by Soda Pictures, it was received with critical acclaim in the UK press. Josh recently worked with John Malkovich on a Sony commercial. Previous works include a documentary (tx Channel 4) and several award-winning short films such as BBC Talent winner Nine 1/2 Minutes starring David Tennant (Doctor Who), and Wellcome Trust funded, BIFA-nominated Ex Memoria with Sara Kestelman. Josh also founded a post-production company which edited Emmy- and BAFTA-award winning political documentaries. He has several features in development including Jay Basu's psycho-chiller Within, supported by the UK Film Council, and has a comedy stage play in development with Matthew Lloyd (Duet For One). Josh teaches directing and screen-writing for the London Film School, Met Film School, and Arista, and lectures widely ad hoc.