About

Welcome to Startbeat Media, where creativity meets technology in the heart of the New York Metropolitan Area. Led by Emmy Award-winning visionary Joshua Bennett, we're not just a company; we're a movement. For over 15 years, we've been at the forefront of telling bold, brave, and beautiful stories that resonate and inspire.

Our expertise spans documentaries, commercials, branded content, experiential projects, and music videos, each crafted with a commitment to authenticity and human connection. We leverage the latest technologies to tell stories that not only captivate but also move culture forward.

About Joshua Bennett

Joshua Bennett is an Emmy Award Winning Producer and Director with over 15 years experience working in film, media and television production. He has produced shoots in over 35 countries and on all 7 continents. As the Executive Vice President for Show of Force, his projects include an award-winning, multi-film initiative on the global Refugee Crisis titled Humanity On the Move, an 8-hour CNN Original Series Soundtracks: The Songs that Made History, produced in partnership with Dwayne Johnson, the 8 hour PBS event television series Soundbreaking: Stories from the Cutting Edge of Recorded Music, the award-winning 20-short film web and social media initiative We The Voters, produced in partnership with Vulcan Productions. Previ- ously, he was the Producer of two landmark 4-hour primetime series for PBS and global distribution, Half the Sky and A Path Appears, with Pulitzer Prize-winning reporters Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. He also developed and served as Executive Producer of global, multi-platform media impact campaigns for USAID based on Half the Sky. He has presented at the UN General Assembly, The Concordia Summit, The Global Philanthropy Forum and was a featured speaker on media and impact at the 2016 World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul Turkey

Projects he’s produced have won The Television Academy Honors Award, The Peabody Award, The Cine Golden Eagle Award for best documentary, and multiple Emmy and RealScreen awards. His short film Los Comandos was shortlisted for an Academy award in 2018. It was also nominated by the IDA for Best documentary film, along with his feature length documentary Sky and Ground. In 2017, he was nominated for a Grammy Award for best Music Documentary. In 2019 he Executive Produced and co-directed the feature documentary Tight Rope, based on Nicholas Kristof’s best-selling book. Recently, he’s executive produced and directed the critically acclaimed, IDA Award winning 5 part HBO documentary series Atlanta’s Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children and was a Director and producer on the four part series Hostages on the Iran Hostage Crisis for HBO, for which he won the Emmy for Best Historical Series and Directed and Executive Produced Where is Private Dulaney? a 3 part documentary series for Hulu and ABC studios.

See more at: joshuabennettfilm.com

Emmy Award- Hostages, HBO, Best Historical Documentary, Producer/Director, 2023

3 Emmy Nominations- Hostage HBO, Best writing, best archival footage, best Historical Documentary, Producer/Director, 2021.

Independent Documentary Award (IDA Award) - Atlanta's Missing and Murdered, HBO Best Documentary series, Producer/Director, 2021

Independent Spirit Award Nomination- Atlanta's Missing and Murdered, HBO- Best Documentary series, Producer, Director, 2021.

National African American Film Critics Association Award- Atlanta's Missing and Murdered Best Documentary Series, 2018.

IDA Award Nomination - Sky and Ground, PBS, Best Documentary Film, Producer/Director, 2018

IDA Award Nomination - Los Comandos, Best Documentary Short, Producer/Director PBS, 2018

Academy Award Shortlist- Los Comandos, Best Documentary Short, Producer/Director, 2018.

Austin Film Festival Winner- Los Comandos, Best Documentary short, winner 2018.

Cine Golden Eagle-Sky and Ground, PBS, Best Documentary Film, Producer/Director, 2018.

Grammy Nomination - Soundbreaking, PBS, Best Music Documentary, Series Producer, 2017.

Television Academy Honors Award - Half the Sky, PBS, Best Documentary, Producer, 2013.

Webby Award - Soundbreaking, Best Social Music Campaign, 2017

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Values and Vision

Innovation: We embrace cutting-edge technology to push the boundaries of storytelling and production, continually exploring new ways to captivate and engage our audience.
Authenticity: Our commitment to genuine, human-centered narratives ensures that every story we tell resonates deeply and meaningfully with our viewers.
Excellence: We strive for the highest standards in every project, dedicated to producing premium content that reflects our passion for quality and creativity.
Collaboration: We believe in the power of teamwork, partnering with talented creators, brands, and networks to bring diverse perspectives and ideas to life.
Integrity: Honesty and transparency are at the core of our operations, fostering trust and respect with our clients, partners, and audiences.
Cultural Advancement: We aim to make a positive impact on society by advancing culture through thought-provoking and transformative storytelling.