Joslyn Rose Lyons

Joslyn Rose Lyons began college at California College of the Arts where she studied visual arts and finished her degree at University of California, Berkeley in Film Theory.

Joslyn Rose Lyons has directed and produced a diverse range of content in film and television for more than a decade.

Joslyn’s work with BET began at Rap City and extends from producing content such as Hip Hop Chess with RZA and GZA of the Wu-Tang Clan, to Directing the first Music Matters Grammy Showcase Grammy Edition with PJ Morton, Mack Wilds, Mali Music, at the Creative Artists Agency (CAA), to producing BET Celebrity Basketball with Nick Cannon, Chris Brown, Trevor Jackson, Jemelle Hill, Angela Yee, and Lil Rel Howery for the BET Awards.

Joslyn is the Impact Producer on Barbara Lee: Speaking Truth to Power featuring Barbara Lee, Alice Walker, Danny Glover, Van Jones, Cory Booker, Alexandria Ocascio-Cortez, (Lionsgate/STARZ). The film won the 2022 NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Documentary. Teaming up with STARZ #Takethelead initiative on a series of Transparency Talks with Barbara Lee, Deon Taylor, and Derrick Johnson.

For LeBron James’ digital platform UNINTERRUPTED, Joslyn created and executive produced Same Energy, with episodes featuring Marshwan Lynch, and 2 Chainz.

Joslyn has directed and produced a range behind the scenes content, short films, and numerous music videos that have debuted on MTV, BET,[1][2] for artists including Cee Lo Green, Mali Music, Too $hort ft. Dom Kennedy, E-40, Talib Kweli, Chad Hugo (The Neptunes N.E.R.D.) "Frozen Hearts".[3] Vince Staples, Commom, Mahershala Ali, Dilated Peoples, Hieroglyohics.

Joslyn is the co-founder of The Museum of Light, a digital content platform curating content with Rafael Casal, Angie Stone, Mila J., Robert Glasper.

Joslyn made her directorial debut with the Hip Hop documentary Soundz of Spirit, (Common, Saul Williams, Cee-Lo, Goapele) which won Best Music Documentary at the New York International. Joslyn has contributed to documentaries including Miss Representation (Oprah Winfrey Network), “And Then They Came" (George Takei), “Agents of Change” (Danny Glover), and “Waging Change” (Jane Fonda).

Joslyn’s first short film stars actor Mahershala Ali, and won best film at the Link TV One Nation, Many Voices Muslim American Film Competition. Joslyn produced and directed Imagine Justice with Common for his Imagine Justice organization, which is dedicated to empowering communities and fighting injustice.

Her short film Looking Glass, starring Jallal which was invited to premiere at Sundance London, screening at the Los Angeles Pan African Film Festival, and picked up numerous awards at film festivals including The American Film Awards, and TopShorts Best Female Director.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences invited Joslyn to be a Guest Panelist for their Academy Gold.

Joslyn Rose Lyons is represented by ICM Partners and is a member of the Alliance of Women Directors.

In April 2022, it was announced that Joslyn Rose Lyons will be making her feature directorial debut with Shadowbox which she also wrote.[4]

• Outstanding Documentary "Barbara Lee" Speaking Truth to Power" NAACP Image Awards[5]
• Curating the Alchemy of the Artists’ Journey at RESPECT Magazine.[6]
• Best Music Documentary Soundz of Spirit New York International Independent Film & Video Festival
• Featured Filmmaker at the International Museum of Women
• Best Female Director, "Looking Glass" TopShorts[7]
• "Looking Glass" American Film Awards
• NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Documentary

• Curating the Alchemy of the Artists’ Journey at RESPECT Magazine.
• Joslyn Rose Lyons at IMDb 
• Lawton, Annabelle. "Joslyn Rose Lyons: Media with a Message". Sadie Magazine.