Joseph Lyle Talbot (born July 11, 1990) is an American filmmaker. His debut feature film, ''

The Last Black Man in San Francisco ''The Last Black Man in San Francisco'' is a 2019 American drama film directed and produced by Joe Talbot in his directorial debut. He wrote the screenplay with Rob Richert and the story with Jimmie Fails, on whose life it is partly based. It s ...

'' (2019), which he co-wrote and directed, won the Best Director prize at the

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. The film is loosely based on the life of his childhood best friend, Jimmie Fails.

Early life

Talbot grew up around

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, near the Mission District in San Francisco, where his father owned a home. His father is the journalist

David Talbot David Talbot (born September 22, 1951) is an American journalist, author, activist and independent historian. Talbot is known for his books about the "hidden history" of U.S. power and the liberal movements to change America, as well as his p ...

, his grandfather was the actor

Lyle Talbot Lyle Florenz Talbot (born Lisle Henderson, also credited Lysle Talbot; February 8, 1902 – March 2, 1996) was an American stage, screen and television actor. His career in films spanned three decades, from 1931 to 1960, and he performed on ...

. He met Jimmie Fails at the neighborhood park and, over time, became close friends. He and his brother, Nat Talbot, attended

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, although Joe later dropped out.''Last Stop Livermore'', a short film he made with Fails and Nat in high school, was a finalist in the Golden Gate Award.

Career

Short films

Talbot's debut film was the 2017 short film ''American Paradise'', which he wrote, produced, and edited. It premiered at the

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while nominated for the Short Film Grand Jury Prize and the Short Film Jury Award. ''American Paradise'' won the Best U.S. Short at the 2017 Nashville Film Festival.

Longshot Features and ''Last Black Man in San Francisc''o

In 2019, Talbot formed a production company called Longshot Features with Fails. Like ''American Paradise'', ''The Last Black Man in San Francisco'' premiered at the

where Talbot won the best director at the festival and went on to win nine awards throughout the US Film Festivals.

Filmography

Feature films

Short films

Personal life

Talbot is the son of journalist/activist

, grandson of American actor

, and nephew of ''New Yorker'' columnist

Margaret Talbot Margaret Talbot is an American essayist and non-fiction writer. She is also the daughter of the veteran Warner Bros. actor Lyle Talbot, whom she profiled in an October 2012 ''The New Yorker'' article and in her book ''The Entertainer: Movies, Magi ...

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* American film directors Living people 1990 births People from San Francisco Sundance Film Festival award winners {{US-film-director-stub