Joel Gilbert (Director)

Reviews of movies from director Joel Gilbert

Looking for reviews of films directed by Joel Gilbert? Cinafilm has a total of 35 reviews across 5 movies directed by Joel Gilbert.

Movies from this director have generally received negative reviews and hold an average rating of 40%.

Dreams from My Real Father is Joel Gilbert's highest rated movie, with a score of 59% based on 1 reviews.

The lowest rated film from Joel Gilbert is Farewell Israel: Bush, Iran and the Revolt of Islam, with a score of 0% based on 1 reviews.

Director Biography

Joel Gilbert (from Oak Ridge, Tennessee, born on April 15, 1964) is an American film director, writer, and musician. Through his production company, Highway 61 Entertainment, Gilbert directed and produced four documentary feature films on Bob Dylan’s music and career, including Bob Dylan World Tour 1966, The Home Movies, and Bob Dylan 1975-1981: Rolling Thunder and The Gospel Years. Gilbert appears in his films as interviewer, and performs on the film soundtracks. In 2007, Gilbert released a controversial political documentary called Farewell Israel: Bush, Iran and the Revolt of Islam, a history of Islamic-Jewish relations from the 7th Century to today. Gilbert's 2009 film was Bob Dylan Never Ending Tour Diaries: Drummer Winston Watson's Incredible Journey. His February 23, 2010 release entitled Atomic Jihad: Ahmadinejad's Coming War for Islamic Revival and Obama's Politics of Defeat was featured at the CPAC Conference in Washington D.C. and was a winning film at the Hudson Institute Film Festival in New York City on May 31, 2010. Gilbert's newest releases are Paul McCartney Really Is Dead: The Last Testament of George Harrison," and "Bob Dylan Revealed" to coincide with Bob Dylan's 70th birthday in May of 2011.

Joel Gilbert has directed films starring Bill Ayers, Elvis Presley, John Lennon and George Harrison.