Filmmaker • Professor • Dog Owner

 Joe LaRocca has been making videos since high school. He created a small film team under the name Top Feeg Productions - It was later changed to LaRoccaFilms as Joe's ego got out-of-control. In addition, Joe found it difficult to explain what a Feeg was, a spelling mistake? Once in an important job interview Joe was asked what "Top Feed was all about ?" He started laughing. He did not get the position. 
     Later, he attended Boston College ('05) where he received a BA in Film Studies. During college he participated in many film competitions like the 48 Hour Film Project and National Film Challenge where he witnessed the magic of showing his work to an audience. During the summers Joe would work as a Teaching Assistant and eventually as an Instructor for the New York Film Academy at Harvard University. 
      After "living" in New York City for a "year" Joe decided to attend Boston University where he got a MFA in Film Production. Once he completed his thesis short film One Track Mind he took up a job as Production Manager at WinCAM, a community access television station. In this position he got hands on experience with TV equipment and live shoots, as well as teaching a wide age range of students. Joe is currently teaching Filmmaking I & II at Boston College. He is also Head of Videography at Brunner Communications. He continues his work on the prolific Month Movie Series. He recently completed a short film called "Smoke Grenade" currently in the festival circuit and is currently available on the short page. "Hail Mary" his newest short film is currently in post production due out early 2020.

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 News

Wicked Local; "Smoke Grenade" Nov 29, 2018

The Heights: "Rough Sketch podcast interview" Feb. 11, 2016

The Heights: "Month Movie August interview" Sept. 17, 2015

The Heights: "Month Movie September interview" Oct. 8, 2014

A New Short Film By Joe LaRocca Coming End of the year ?

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 Friends of LaRocca Films

Filmography
             Red - Month Movie Series             Green - 48 Hour Film Project (Boston)

​2019
• Hail Mary  – Director, Writer, Producer
• Candlepin –  Associate Producer (?)

​2018
• Smoke Grenade  – Director, Writer, Producer
• F is for Effort – Director, Writer, DP, Actor, Editor
• April – Director, Writer, DP, Actor, Editor

2017
• October – Director, Writer, DP, Actor, Editor
• Licorice – Assistant Director​
• Nazi Law: Legally Blind – Editor

2016
• December – Director, Writer, DP, Actor, Editor
• Pocket Symphony: The 'Love & Mercy" Recut – Editor
• Nazi Law: Legally Blind – Editor

2015
• August – Director, Writer, DP, Actor, Editor
• No Bad Movies  – Director, Writer, DP, Editor
• A Non-Christmas Carol – Director, Writer, DP, Actor, Editor
• The Hobbit: 85 Minute Cut – Editor
• The Young Professor – Actor
• Thomas – Actor

2014
• September – Director, Writer, DP,  Actor, Editor                           

2013
• June – Director, Writer, DP, Actor, Editor                            
• Neptune – Additional Footage   

2012
• January – Director, Writer, DP, Actor, Editor                         

2011
• March – Director, Writer, DP, Actor, Editor                          
• Flying Cars Of Evil – Actor                                                        

2010
• July – Director, Writer, DP, Actor, Editor   

2009
• Post Grad – Director, Writer, DP, Editor                                       
• Slowpoke – Director, Writer, Editor                                                                    
• One Track Mind – Director, Writer, Editor                                 
• November – Director, Writer, DP,  Actor, Editor                

2008
• Happy Halloween - Director, Writer, DP, Editor 
• Very Old Fitzgerald - Director, Writer, DP, Editor                              
• Slugger - Director, Writer, DP, Editor                                                
• May - Director, Writer, DP,  Actor, Editor                                   
• I Want You To Know – Cinematographer                                        
• Tie Land – Director, Writer, DP, Editor      

2007
• February - Director, Writer, DP, Actor, Editor                
• Happy Halloween - Director, Writer, DP  Editor  
• Top Feeg's Post-Apocalyptic Christmas Special - Director, Writer, DP  Editor               
2006
• The Tell-Tale Stomach - Director, Writer, DP, Editor  
• Kickin’ It - Director, Writer, DP, Actor, Editor                 
• Magic Item - Cinematographer                                                                       
• Paul’s Box - Director, Writer, DP, Editor                         

2005
• After June - Art Department
• Withering Heights - Director, Co-writer, DP, Editor                
• Expletives Deleted - Director, Writer, DP, Editor                       
• Black Horse Terrace - Director, Writer, Editor                 

2004           
• La Bella Torta - Director, Co-writer, DP, Editor                                 
• My Dad Was A Banker - Director, Writer, DP, Editor                 
• Who’s Walking Who? - Director, Co-writer, DP, Editor                       
• The Ham Sandwich – Director, Co-writer, Actor                                                       
• Herald - DP,  Sound Editor           

2003
• Ok Darwin - Director, Writer, DP, Editor                                             
• Straight Up Berlin - Director, Co-writer, DP, Editor    
 
2002
• England Spring Break - Director, Writer, DP, Editor 
• ¡Flush! - Director, Writer, DP, Editor              

2001
• Italy Senior Trip - Director, Writer, DP, Editor
• Shakedown in Alphabet City - Director, Writer, DP, Editor
• Civic Responsibility  - Director, Writer, DP, Editor
• De Niro Montage - Editor
• F* the Police - Director, DP, Editor

2000
• Wet Cement - Director, Writer, DP, Editor
• Intended Mistake - Director, Writer, DP, Editor    
• Laundry Day - Director, Writer, DP, Editor
• Film Music Montage Two -  Editor

1999
• A Horror Movie - Director, Writer, DP, Editor
• Film Music Montage One - Editor    

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