Josh 'Bones' Murphy is a multifaceted filmmaker with a diverse range of credits in film, commercials, and branded entertainment. He has had the privilege of working on several notable projects throughout his career.
One of his most notable credits is his work as co-producer and second unit director on the feature film adaptation of David James Dunkin's classic novel 'The River Why'. This film won the prestigious Gerald Hirschfeld, ASC Best Cinematography award at the 2010 Ashland Independent Film Festival.
Murphy also produced the elevated genre film 'Here Alone', which received critical acclaim and won the Best Narrative Feature award at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival. Additionally, it was awarded the Empire State Filmmakers Award.
In 2018, he co-produced the inspirational feature documentary 'The Push', which tells the remarkable story of the first spinal cord injured athlete to push himself to the South Pole. He also contributed to Alex Gibney's film 'The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley', a documentary that exposes the truth behind the biotech giant Theranos and its founder Elizabeth Holmes.
Most recently, Murphy directed, produced, and co-wrote the feature documentary film 'Artifishal', which was commissioned by Patagonia founder and owner Yvon Chouinard. The film premiered at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival, where it was a finalist for the Tribeca X Prize. 'Artifishal' has gone on to win numerous awards at various film festivals, including the San Francisco Green Film Festival, the American Conservation Film Festival, the Banff Film Festival, the InScience Film Festival in the Netherlands, the International Outdoor Documentary Festival of China, the Special Jury Award from the Jackson Wild Film Festival, the Jury Award at the Wild and Scenic Film Festival, and the Golden Gate Award at the International Oceans Film Festival. The film has also been screened over 2000 times worldwide before being released on Amazon Prime, iTunes, and YouTube, where it earned over 2 million views in its first month.
Before pursuing a career in film, Murphy was trained as a natural resource scientist and fisheries biologist. His childhood idol was the renowned oceanographer Jacques Cousteau, and through him, he developed a deep love for film and the environment.
