Joel Richardson

Welcome to this third edition of NOW NOW. We are recording this on Friday, August 8, 2025. My name is Charlotte Boye-Christensen, Artistic Director of NOW-ID and the host of this podcast.

I am excited to welcome Joel Richardson as our guest today. Joel Richardson is a Canadian Production Designer, accomplished artist, and a multi-platform storyteller. He is also a co-founder of the METIPSO PORTAL experimental media lab and an award-winning member of the Directors' Guild of Canada. Throughout his career, Joel has showcased his art globally. Joel's journey into the realm of Production Design commenced with Season 2 of Steven Soderbergh's "The Girlfriend Experience." In 2022, he embarked on a two-month trip to Kenya, where he applied his creative prowess as a Production Designer for his first feature screenplay, "Kipkemboi," which received a green light from Telefilm Canada and the CBC.