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Jose Alejandro Acosta

  • Animation Department
  • Cinematographer
  • Director
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The son of Cuban immigrants, Jose grew up in Washington DC, doodling his way through school. He saw Star Wars when he was 12 and was inspired to tell stories with moving pictures, both animated and live-action.

Jose studied English literature at the University of Maryland, with special attention to Shakespeare, Mary Shelley, and Poe, as well as creative writing. Jose earned his Masters degree in Film and TV from Georgia State University with a full academic scholarship. He won a regional EMMY for his animation on a PBS kid's show in 1998, and was nominated several more times.

After serving as Art Director at the Home Depot headquarters, and Director of Broadcast Design at ad agency Studiocom, Jose began directing commercials with his production company, DoubleRaven Studios. He has served as producer, director, DP, editor, animator, and/or visual effects artist on a wide variety of projects for some of the worlds best-known brands like Aflac, AT&T, Cartoon Network, CNN, Coca-Cola, Crayola, Disney, Dunkin Donuts, Ferrari, Ford, The Home Depot, NASA, Nerf, PBS, Porsche, Showtime, The Weather Channel, and many others.

Today Jose is back in the entertainment industry where he started. He designed visual effects for a Cartoon Network show, and lensed a $3.8M independent feature in 2011. He completed his TV directorial debut, a one hour historical drama (Poe's Mystery Theatre) in 2014, which he also wrote and edited.

Jose resides in Marietta GA with his wife and three children.
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Known for

Blair Richardson in Fear Haus (2015)
Fear Haus
5.6
TV Series
  • Cinematographer(segment wraparound)
Sophia Ochoa in Hey Zeus (2019)
Hey Zeus
Short
  • Director
  • 2019
Everyone loves an enigma!
Edgar Allan Poe's Mystery Theatre
7.6
Video
  • Director
  • 2014
Tales of Mystery
Short
  • Director
  • 2002

Credits

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Animation Department

  • Lyn May in Salsa (1997)
    Salsa
    • animator
    • TV Series
    • 1997

Cinematographer

  • Black Girl Magic
    • Cinematographer
    • In Production
  • Otherworld
    • Cinematographer
    • Completed
    • Short
  • How I Caught My Killer (2023)
    How I Caught My Killer
    • Cinematographer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2023
  • If I had Known the RxISKS
    • Cinematographer
    • Video
    • 2021
  • Apostles of Marian Sodalities
    • Cinematographer (cinematography)
    • Video
    • 2021
  • Blair Richardson in Fear Haus (2015)
    Fear Haus
    • Cinematographer (segment wraparound)
    • TV Series
    • 2018–2019
  • The Option (2018)
    The Option
    • Cinematographer
    • Short
    • 2018
  • StuntWoman
    • Cinematographer
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Living Nightmare (2017)
    Living Nightmare
    • Cinematographer
    • Short
    • 2017
  • Soul Ties (2015)
    Soul Ties
    • Cinematographer
    • 2015
  • Monkey Branes
    • Cinematographer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2014
  • Atlanta Eats (2013)
    Atlanta Eats
    • Cinematographer (2015)
    • TV Series
    • 2013

Director

  • Don't Sweat(er) the Small Stuff (2022)
    Don't Sweat(er) the Small Stuff
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2022
  • If I had Known the RxISKS
    • Director
    • Video
    • 2021
  • Apostles of Marian Sodalities
    • Director
    • Video
    • 2021
  • Sophia Ochoa in Hey Zeus (2019)
    Hey Zeus
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2019
  • Blair Richardson in Fear Haus (2015)
    Fear Haus
    • Director (segment wraparound)
    • TV Series
    • 2018–2019
  • Everyone loves an enigma!
    Edgar Allan Poe's Mystery Theatre
    • Director
    • Video
    • 2014
  • Tales of Mystery
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2002
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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    • Jose Peps Acosta

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