Joseph Puleo

Joseph Dominic Puleo was born on July 13, 1992 in St. Louis, Missouri. He attended Lindenwood University and graduated from their school of film in 2014. His short film, Top Son (2016) was a top 5 finalist in Kevin Hart's LOL Network "Eat My Shorts Competition" where it screened at the prestigious Just For Laughs festival in Montreal. His debut feature-length documentary, America's Last Little Italy: The Hill (2020) was shown on PBS stations across the country and received multiple film festival awards, a Silver Telly, and was nominated for two Mid-America Emmys. He continues to write and direct films.