Joe Penna
Brazilian musician
Jônatas de Moura Penna, best known as Joe Penna (born May 29, 1987), is a Brazilian filmmaker, technologist and musician, known from both his YouTube channel MysteryGuitarMan and his feature films. He resides in Los Angeles, California.
Film
In March 2016, his short film Turning Point was selected to play at the Tribeca Film Festival.
In February 2017, Penna began production of his directorial debut film, Arctic. It was shot in Iceland and stars Mads Mikkelsen. Arctic garnered enthusiastic reviews as an Official Selection for the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. Its theatrical premiere was on February 1, 2019.
In June 2019, Penna began shooting on the sci-fi movie Stowaway starring Anna Kendrick and Toni Collette.
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the release of Stowaway was delayed from its initial summer 2020 release by Sony. Netflix subsequently acquired the rights to the film, which achieved the #1 spot worldwide.
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