Joël Jent

Joël Jent was born in Switzerland in 1983 He grew up in a Christian cult The day he turned 18 he packed his belongings in a bag threw it on his motorcycle and took off into an uncertain future He pursued a program of study in film political science and social history at University of Zurich which he completed in 2010 Master of Arts He then worked briefly as a journalist Since 2003 Joël Jent has written THE BLIND FERRYMAN 2024 EATING THE SILENCE 2021 WINDOWLESS 2019 and produced several short and feature films THE SAINT OF THE IMPOSSIBLE BAGHDAD IN MY SHADOW FACING MECCA BON VOYAGE IRAQI ODYSSEY He directs documentary and fiction ie EATING THE SILENCE VIVRE LE PIANO and DÉSAMOUR and is a winner of the SSA grant Société Suisse des Auteurs Joël Jent is a member of the European and the Swiss Film Academy and alumnus of IDFA Project Space 2025 IDFAcademy 2024 EsoDoc European Social Documentary 2023 the Hezayah Screenwriting Lab 2021 and Cannes Producer on the Move Program 2016 He is father to one son and works as an independent filmmaker and screenwriter in Zurich His future is still uncertain