Joel Freeman Interview

Veteran producer Joel Freeman drops by to discuss his remarkable film career. Joel knows the movie business inside and out, backwards and forwards! His credits include being a former executive with Warner Brothers, Warner Seven Arts and a producer at MGM. He’s also served as an assistant editor, assistant director, production manager, and executive producer. Joel’s impressive successes in the movie industry include such classics as "Shaft," "Adam’s Rib," "Summer Stock," "Love at First Bite," "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter," "Camelot," "Music Man," and many more. He received the Director's Guild Award for "Bad Day at Black Rock" and the NAACP Image Award as Producer of the Year for "Shaft." He is a member of the Directors Guild of America, the Producers Guild of America (recipient of the Lifetime Membership Award) and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. In addition he served for many years on the Board of the Entertainment Industry Foundation.