Joshua Erkman

Joshua Erkman is a Los Angeles-based filmmaker. He received his BA in Cinema-Television Production from the University of Southern California. He has directed and produced multiple music videos and short films that have played at film festivals around the world. His debut feature, A Desert, premiered at the 2024 Tribeca film festival. A Desert was awarded Best Feature Film New Visions at the Sitges International Film Festival 2024 and Best Feature Film and Best Actor at Fright Fest Film Festival in London 2024. A Desert will be released theatrically and digitally by Dark Sky Films beginning May 2.

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Death of the New West: the Photography of A Desert

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By Joshua Erkman | May 1, 2025

Death of the New West: the Photography of A Desert

Writer-director Joshua Erkman on creating an entire body of work for the central character in his new movie, A Desert, which opens tomorrow.