Joshua Davis (writer)
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Joshua Davis (born 1974) is an American writer, film producer and co-founder of Epic Magazine.[1]
Early life[]
Davis is the son of Miss Nevada winner Janet Hadland and Highlander film producer Peter S. Davis.[2] Davis attended Stanford University, where he double majored in Economics and Modern Thought and Literature.
Career[]
Davis wrote the New York Times bestselling book Spare Parts, which grew out of his article "La Vida Robot."[3] The story follows the lives of four teenage immigrants who built an underwater robot. The book was a finalist for Columbia University's J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize[4] and was adapted into the movie Spare Parts by Lionsgate starring George Lopez, Jamie Lee Curtis and Marisa Tomei. It premiered in January 2015.[5]
In 2012, Davis was kidnapped in Libya while reporting an article for Mens Journal.[6] Later that year, he lived with John McAfee in Belize and documented McAfee's lifestyle and legal problems, including allegations of murder.[7] In 2003, Davis covered the Iraq war for Wired.[8] For The New Yorker in 2011, Davis wrote about bitcoin when the cryptocurrency was worth five dollars.[9] He has also profiled Elon Musk multiple times, including a 2010 Wired cover story[10] and in an early in-depth article about Tesla.[11]
Davis' first book, The Underdog, was published by Random House in 2005.[12] It chronicles Davis' entry into unusual competitions around the world, including the US Sumo Open[13] and the World Armwrestling Championship in Gdynia, Poland. Davis documented his time as a competitive arm wrestler in the film "The Beast Within," which won best documentary at the Telluride Mountain Film Festival.[14]
In 2013, Davis and Joshuah Bearman formed Epic Magazine,[15] a magazine and production company specializing in unusual true stories.[16] Davis and Bearman have sold more than twenty articles to Hollywood, with two films produced.[17] Davis, in partnership with J. J. Abrams and Bad Robot, also produced the short documentary series "Moon Shot," which chronicles the work of those competing for the Google Lunar X Prize.[18]
Awards[]
In 2014, Davis was selected as a Finalist for a National Magazine Award in Feature Writing.[19] In 2021, he was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award as an executive producer of Little America. He lives in San Francisco, California.
Filmography[]
Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Ref. |
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West Coast | Yes | Yes | Yes | [20] |
The Beast Within | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
The Sun Also Sets | Yes | Yes | Yes | [21] |
Moonshot | No | No | Yes | [22] |
The Debater | Yes | No | Yes | [23] |
Spare Parts | No | Yes | No | |
Little America | No | No | Yes |
Bibliography[]
Books[]
- The Underdog, 2006
- Entrenched, 2011[24]
- McAfee's Last Stand, 2012
- Spare Parts: Four Undocumented Teenagers, One Ugly Robot, and the Battle for the American Dream, 2014
Articles[]
- "If We Run Out Of Batteries, This War Is Screwed," Wired, June 1, 2003
- "La Vida Robot," Best of Technology Writing, 2006[25]
- "Say Hello to Stanley," Best of Technology Writing, 2007
- "Face Blind," Best American Science Writing, 2007[26]
- "The Untold Story of the World's Biggest Diamond Heist," Wired, March 12, 2009[27]
- "The Crypto Currency," The New Yorker, October 10, 2011
- "Fox Makes Epic First-Look Deal for Online Venture for Film Centric Journalism," Deadline, August 19, 2013
- "Magazine Writing, On the Web, for Film," The New York Times, August 11, 2013[28]
- "The Mercenary," Medium, August 19, 2013[29]
- "Building An Epic Brand Around Incredible True Stories," Fast Company, August 23, 2013[30]
- "Pipino: Gentleman Thief," Epic Magazine, 2014[31]
- "Deep Sea Cowboys," Epic Magazine, 2017[32]
- "Arab Spring Break," Epic Magazine, 2017[33]
References[]
- ^ "Building An Epic Brand Around Incredible, True Stories". Fast Company. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
- ^ "Peter S. Davis, 'Highlander' Producer, Dies at 79". The Hollywood Reporter. 2021-02-23. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
- ^ Davis, Joshua. "La Vida Robot".
- ^ "Jenny Nordberg, Harold Holzer and Dan Egan Win the 2015 J. Anthony Lukas Prize Project Awards". Nieman Reports. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
- ^ "George Lopez film about Phoenix school gets release date". Azcentral.com. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ^ "Arab Spring Break". Men's Journal. 2012-09-13. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
- ^ Davis, Joshua. "McAfee's Last Stand". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
- ^ ""If We Run Out of Batteries, This War is Screwed."". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
- ^ Davis, Joshua. "The Crypto-Currency". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
- ^ "How Elon Musk Turned Tesla Into the Car Company of the Future". Wired. 18 (10). ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
- ^ "Batteries Included". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
- ^ "*** UNDERDOG NATION *** THE BOOK ***". Underdognation.com. Retrieved 2015-12-04.
- ^ SUMO, retrieved 2021-04-27
- ^ "Tickets $10 -mountainfilm fest- bouldering etc..." CascadeClimbers.com. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
- ^ "Extraordinary True Stories - Epic Magazine". Epicmagazine.com. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ^ "Building An Epic Brand Around Incredible, True Stories". Fast Company. 23 August 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ^ "Magazine Writing on the Web, for Film". The New York Times. 12 August 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ^ Santos, Nix. "Watch: Reach to Infinity and Beyond With J.J. Abrams on 'Moon Shot'". Indiewire.com. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
- ^ "National Magazine Awards 2014 Finalists Announced". Magazine.org. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ^ Davis, Joshua, West Coast (Drama), Erica Shaffer, Monty Black, Gil Ferrales, Nikolai Kinski, retrieved 2021-04-28
- ^ Davis, Joshua (2006-06-10), The Sun Also Sets (Documentary, Short), Carlos Roig, retrieved 2021-04-28
- ^ Moon Shot (Documentary), Mike Vergalla, Bad Robot, Epic Digital, Grain Media, 2016-03-15, retrieved 2021-04-28CS1 maint: others (link)
- ^ Media, Vox (2020-05-05). "Epic Digital documents the making of IBM Project Debater: The first AI to debate a human". Vox Media. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
- ^ www.amazon.com https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0058UNXHO/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i2. Retrieved 2021-04-28. Missing or empty
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(help) - ^ "La Vida Robot | Epic Magazine". epicmagazine.com. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
- ^ "Face Blind". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
- ^ "The Untold Story of the World's Biggest Diamond Heist". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
- ^ Carr, David (2013-08-12). "Magazine Writing on the Web, for Film". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
- ^ Davis, Joshua (2016-03-07). "The Mercenary". Medium. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
- ^ Zax, David (2013-08-23). "Building An Epic Brand Around Incredible, True Stories". Fast Company. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
- ^ Magazine, Epic (2016-03-07). "Pipino: Gentleman Thief". Medium. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
- ^ "Deep Sea Cowboys | Epic Magazine". epicmagazine.com. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
- ^ "Arab Spring Break". Epic Magazine. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
External links[]
- Joshua Davis' Homepage
- Epic Magazine
- Underdog Nation
- Carr, David (11 August 2013). "Magazine Writing on the Web, for Film". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- "Building An Epic Brand Around Incredible, True Stories". Fastcompany.com. 23 August 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ""If We Run Out of Batteries, This War is Screwed."". Wired.com. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- Davis, Joshua (3 October 2011). "The Crypto-Currency". Newyorker.com. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- 1974 births
- Living people
- American documentary filmmakers
- American male journalists
- American memoirists
- American technology writers