Joshua Frankel is an animator, filmmaker and visual artist. Joshua grew up in the Hell's Kitchen section of New York City in a building filled with musicians, actors and dancers. He spent most of his youth listening to hiphop and trying not to let anyone take his lunch money.

Originally trained in painting and drawing, in 2001 Joshua began creating animation and visual effects, mostly for TV commercials. After four years of shilling SUVs, shampoo and sugar water he quit his job and made his first short film, Bicycle Messengers, which fused the aesthetics of his paintings and drawings with photo-real visual effects techniques.

Since then Joshua been working in a variety of media, attempting to use the powers he has acquired in advertising for good, rather than evil. His recent short film, Just In Case, uses cartoon violence to discuss global climate change. Joshua has also created animation for two Hollywood blockbusters, a Broadway musical and an opera. In 2007 Joshua collaborated with his partner, Eve Biddle, to create two Jackson Heights Murals on a handball court outside a junior high school in Queens.

Joshua’s art has shown in galleries in London, New York and The Berkshires. His films have shown in festivals around the world.