Joey George is a writer, director and visual artist living on Gadigal Country (Sydney). He grew up in Goomburrup (Bunbury, WA) where life revolved around church and community. Driven by a compulsion to explore what lies overhead and within, and encouraged by his devout pentecostal family, Joey ended up in seminary, preparing for life in Christian ministry. But his experience at the University of Divinity pushed him further from organised religion, as Joey realised his study of theology was not leading him to life-affirming enlightenment.

As a filmmaker, Joey is passionate about how art can drive a reclamation of spiritualism and identity beyond the narrow narrative offered by organised faith. He is drawn to embracing the repressed, tabooed, and often unwanted aspects of ourselves.

Joey completed a bachelor’s degree in political science at Monash University and postgraduate study in documentary filmmaking at the Victorian College of Arts. He is a graduate of the Sydney College of the Arts, and has recently begun a residency at Sydney’s Powerhouse Museum.

Joey has two short films SUMMIT and LACHLAN in the festival circuit and has completed a feature length script THE BOOK OF NUMBERS.