Smile
Jay Pray
Smile tells the story of an older woman who visits her past through projections to reminisce the life she lived with her husband.
Joe Staehly
Director
Showdown 8
Grand Prize Winner
Joe Staehly is a 23 year old director and DP who specializes in visual story telling. He’s been shooting silly videos with friends since he was 10 years old. Then, he made it his career. His work has appeared on MTV and he has worked for a variety of clients and artists including Maybelline, Draft Kings, Notre Dame, and B.o.B. He loves conveying emotion through video, and working with original creative concepts. He wants every new project to be better than his last, so he continually pushes himself to always create new and interesting stories.