Joseph Cristal is a filmmaker from Montréal, Québec, Canada, born and raised with a deep connection to place, people, and story. With over 10 years of experience in the filmmaking landscape, his work focuses on capturing authentic human experiences through a visual language that blends cinematic beauty with emotional honesty. His early career was spent documenting and telling stories from cultures around the world with the powerhouse agency in travel, Beautiful Destinations, bringing far corners of the earth to household screens the way his younger self had always dreamt of seeing.

JC now focuses on commercial, documentary, and branded filmmaking as a Director and DP, honing and elevating the craft of short form deep emotional storytelling through his series titled VISIONS, a style widely applicable to films for industries in every sector. In 2025 he founded Baroc Films, a boutique production company that blends together the efficiency of productions with big impact execution. Whether He is shooting on the road or at home in Montreal, He approaches every story with intention, respect, and a commitment to showing the deeper layers of who we are.

Based in Montréal, Québec, Canada.