Joshua Sessoms is an aspiring filmmaker from Fayetteville, North Carolina. His interest in filmmaking can be attributed to his childhood in an isolated rural area. Growing up in the country, Joshua lived miles away from his nearest friends. He spent most of his days staying with his grandparents, working in their garden. After the day's work was done, the family would retreat inside to relax. Although he had a very limited selection of 8 VHS tapes, watching films became one of Joshua’s favorite activities. He would watch his small collection of films hundreds of times throughout the years, sometimes watching a single film more than twice in one day. His repeated viewings allowed him to see beyond the images on the screen and understand how stories told through film worked. The catalyst of his desire to be a filmmaker came about by complete accident. One day while viewing his VHS copy of Jan de Bont’s 1999 horror-thriller “The Haunting”, Joshua let the film run beyond its credits and discovered a “making of” featurette. Completely amazed by seeing what went on behind the camera, he quickly decided that he wanted to contribute to the creation of films. His desire to create is alive in well, fifteen years after its development. In order to formally learn how films are made, Joshua began attending Fayetteville Technical Community College in the fall of 2013 to pursue a Fine Arts degree. Still wanting more, he relocated to Wilmington, North Carolina during the summer of 2015 to partake in the Film Studies Program at the University of North Carolina Wilmington.
Joshua is an avid fan of the horror genre, and takes pride in his collection of alternate releases of the “Halloween” film series. He also enjoys self-taught graphic design, building furniture, and working on short films.
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