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Joel P. West is an American composer, singer, songwriter, and guitarist based in San Diego. He is the lead vocalist and guitarist of the band Joel P. West and the Tree Ring. He is also known for his collaborations with filmmaker Destin Daniel Cretton, composing such films as Short Term 12 (2013) and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021). Description above from the Wikipedia article Joel P. West, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
26 films, 2 shows


Love, Brooklyn
2025 · 1h 38m · US
Roger, a writer, navigates complicated relationships with his ex Casey and his current lover Nicole, a newly-single mother, with the support of his best friend Alan. A modern romance set against the rapidly changing landscape of Brooklyn, New York.


Adjunct
2024 · 1h 22m
A promising writer-turned-adjunct college professor grapples with the harsh reality of being undervalued and disposable in academia. As he confronts mounting disillusionment, he must chart a new path forward.


The Bitter Root
2022 · 20m
David Ocitti was just a boy when the rebels attacked his village, forcing him to become a soldier in their brutal army. After surviving a narrow escape, David returns home, only to be ostracized from his family. A testament to radical forgiveness and restorative justice, David ultimately embraces the very perpetrators who ripped apart his family and helps them find a second chance at life.


Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
2021 · 2h 12m · US
Shang-Chi must confront the past he thought he left behind when he is drawn into the web of the mysterious Ten Rings organization.


Just Mercy
2019 · 2h 17m · US
The powerful true story of Harvard-educated lawyer Bryan Stevenson, who goes to Alabama to defend the disenfranchised and wrongly condemned — including Walter McMillian, a man sentenced to death despite evidence proving his innocence. Bryan fights tirelessly for Walter with the system stacked against them.


The Bachelors
2017 · 1h 39m · US
After the early death of his wife, a mourning father moves with his teenage son across the country for a private school teaching job. Their lives begin to transform due to two unique women, who help them embrace life and love again


The Glass Castle
2017 · 2h 7m · HK
A young girl is raised in a dysfunctional family constantly on the run from the FBI. Living in poverty, she comes of age guided by her drunkard, ingenious father who distracts her with magical stories to keep her mind off the family's dire state, and her selfish, nonconformist mother who has no intention of raising a family, along with her younger brother and sister, and her other older sister. Together, they fend for each other as they mature in an unorthodox journey that is their family life.


All Summers End
2017 · 1h 22m · US
A teenager tries to deal with his guilty conscience after his role in a prank that causes the death of his girlfriend's older brother.


Youth in Oregon
2017 · 1h 45m · US
A man is tasked with driving his embittered 80-year-old father-in-law cross country to be legally euthanized in Oregon, while along the way helping him rediscover a reason for living.


Band of Robbers
2016 · 1h 35m · US
A comedic thriller that re-imagines Mark Twain's iconic literary characters of "Huckleberry Finn" and "Tom Sawyer" as grown men in current day.


Grandma
2015 · 1h 18m · US
Self-described misanthrope Elle Reid has her protective bubble burst when her 18-year-old granddaughter, Sage, shows up needing help. The two of them go on a day-long journey that causes Elle to come to terms with her past and Sage to confront her future.
Minimum Wage
Minimum Wage
2015 · 15m
Walking home from a rough night at work, Kit takes a chance when a stranger, Tim, mistakes her identity.


About Alex
2014 · 1h 36m · US
When a group of old college friends reunite over a long weekend after one of them attempts suicide, old crushes and resentments shine light on their life decisions, and ultimately push friendships and relationships to the brink.


Short Term 12
2013 · 1h 36m · US
Grace, a compassionate young supervisor at a foster care facility, helps at-risk teens. But when a new charge dredges up memories of her own troubled past, Grace's tough exterior begins eroding.


I Am Not a Hipster
2013 · 1h 30m · US
Things are not looking good for Brook, a young, talented singer/songwriter who has become the clichéd tortured artist. Slow to come to terms with the death of his mother, Brook is self-absorbed, aggressive, and the major obstruction to his own career success. His isolation is lifted when his three sisters and estranged father come to spread his mother’s ashes. Brook’s loving sisters have a magical effect on his anger and apathy, suggesting there may be hope for the misanthropic musician after all.