Josh Roush

Josh Roush is an independent filmmaker who is associated with the punk subculture.^[1] A native of Middletown, Ohio residing in North Hollywood, California, Roush is probably best known for his feature film, Wrong Reasons, a "Punk Rock Thriller"^[2] about the kidnapping of the female front of a band. In January 2023 Roush toured Wrong Reasons throughout the United States^[3] and it was distributed digitally and on physical media by MVD Entertainment Group.^[4]

Josh Roush
Born	Middletown, Ohio, United States
Occupation	Filmmaker
Notable work	Wrong Reasons

Roush has done much work for Kevin Smith, including making three documentaries on him: Walrus Yes, The Making of Tusk, Magnum Dopus, The Making of Jay and Silent Bob Reboot, and The Clerks III Documentary. He is also a music video director and regularly directs videos for the charity organization MUSACK.

He is currently finishing a documentary on Michael Parks titled, Long Lonesome Highway, The Story of Michael Parks.^[5] The film stars Kurt Russell, Wyatt Russell, Mickey Rourke, Justin Long, Leonard Maltin, Haley Joel Osment, Robert Rodriguez, and Mark Frost, among others.

Works

• East Bay Night: Director, Tim Armstrong, Live Music Video, (2018)^[6]
• Pound For Pound: Director, The Aggrolites, Music video, (2019)^[7]
• Walrus Yes: The Making of Tusk: Producer, Editor (2020)^[8]
• Magnum Dopus, The Making of Jay and Silent Bob Reboot: Director (2020)^[9]
• The Clerks III Documentary: Director (2022)
• Gangsters: Director, The Specials, Live Music Video, (2022)^[10]
• Shattered: Director, Bad Cop / Bad Cop, Music Video, (2023)^[11]
• Arco: Director, Empired, Music Video, (2023)^[12]
• Safe and Legal: Director, Bad Cop / Bad Cop, Music video, (2023)^[13]
• Repose: Director, Empired, Music Video (2023)^[14]
• Take Warning: Director, Tim Armstrong and Jesse Michaels, Live Music Video, (2023)^[15]
• SIX: Director, Empired, Music Video, (2024)^[16]