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Joseph C. Sousa

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Writer
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For generations the Patua (Chitrakar) communities of West Bengal have been painters and singers of stories depicted in scrolls. Recently a group of women from Naya village near Calcutta, have formed a scroll painters' cooperative. The film follows their daily lives as they paint, sing, cook, tend to their children and meet with the cooperative. They discuss the problems and rewards of practicing their art, and speak freely about the social, religious, and political changes in the village and the world beyond. Their wisdom, artistry, and good humor amidst many difficulties illuminate the lives around them.
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Singing Pictures: Women Painters of Naya (2005)
Joseph C. Sousa is known for The Ragged Edge (2015), Evacuation Day (2006) and America's Hidden Stories (2019). He was previously married to Vera Ventura.
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    • Known for

    The Ragged Edge (2015)
    The Ragged Edge
    6.3
    • Producer(as Joseph Sousa)
    • 2015
    Evacuation Day
    Short
    • Producer(as Joseph Sousa)
    • 2006
    America's Hidden Stories (2019)
    America's Hidden Stories
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Producer(as Joseph Sousa)
    Architects of Ancient Arabia (2021)
    Architects of Ancient Arabia
    7.2
    Short
    • Producer(as Joseph Sousa)
    • 2021

    Credits

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    Producer

    • The Bermuda Triangle: Into Cursed (2022)
      The Bermuda Triangle: Into Cursed
      6.6
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2022–2024
    • Laurence Fishburne in History's Greatest Mysteries (2020)
      History's Greatest Mysteries
      7.1
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2021
    • Architects of Ancient Arabia (2021)
      Architects of Ancient Arabia
      7.2
      Short
      • producer (as Joseph Sousa)
      • 2021
    • America's Hidden Stories (2019)
      America's Hidden Stories
      7.2
      TV Series
      • producer (as Joseph Sousa)
      • 2019
    • Native America (2018)
      Native America
      7.3
      TV Series
      • producer (as Joseph Sousa)
      • 2018
    • The Ragged Edge (2015)
      The Ragged Edge
      6.3
      • executive producer
      • producer (as Joseph Sousa, as Joseph Sousa)
      • 2015
    • Coming Back with Wes Moore
      TV Mini Series
      • producer (as Joseph Sousa, 2014)
      • 2014
    • Hidden History in Your House (2014)
      Hidden History in Your House
      • senior producer (as Joseph Sousa)
      • 2014
    • Red White and New (2013)
      Red White and New
      TV Series
      • post producer (as Joseph Sousa)
      • 2013
    • Savage Family Diggers (2011)
      Savage Family Diggers
      5.5
      TV Series
      • field producer (as Joseph Sousa)
      • 2013
    • How to Find Your Dragon (2012)
      How to Find Your Dragon
      8.2
      TV Movie
      • co-producer (as Joseph Sousa)
      • 2012
    • Build It Bigger (2006)
      Build It Bigger
      7.7
      TV Series
      • field producer
      • producer
      • 2011
    • Must Love Cats (2011)
      Must Love Cats
      8.4
      TV Series
      • post producer (as Joseph Sousa)
      • 2011
    • Dear Genevieve (2009)
      Dear Genevieve
      7.2
      TV Series
      • producer (as Joseph Sousa)
      • 2010
    • Sliced (2010)
      Sliced
      5.4
      TV Series
      • producer (as Joseph Sousa, 2010)
      • 2010

    Director

    • Architects of Ancient Arabia (2021)
      Architects of Ancient Arabia
      7.2
      Short
      • directed by (as Joseph Sousa)
      • 2021
    • America's Hidden Stories (2019)
      America's Hidden Stories
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Director (as Joseph Sousa)
      • 2019
    • Native America (2018)
      Native America
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2018
    • The Ragged Edge (2015)
      The Ragged Edge
      6.3
      • Director (as Joseph Sousa)
      • 2015
    • Coming Back with Wes Moore
      TV Mini Series
      • Director (as Joseph Sousa)
      • 2014
    • Red White and New (2013)
      Red White and New
      TV Series
      • Director (as Joseph Sousa)
      • 2013
    • How to Find Your Dragon (2012)
      How to Find Your Dragon
      8.2
      TV Movie
      • Director (as Joseph Sousa)
      • 2012
    • Live from Bethlehem (2009)
      Live from Bethlehem
      9.2
      Short
      • Director (as Joseph Sousa)
      • 2009
    • Festa
      TV Movie
      • Director (as Joseph Sousa)
      • 2007
    • Evacuation Day
      Short
      • Director (as Joseph Sousa)
      • 2006

    Writer

    • Architects of Ancient Arabia (2021)
      Architects of Ancient Arabia
      7.2
      Short
      • Writer
      • writer (as Joseph Sousa)
      • 2021
    • America's Hidden Stories (2019)
      America's Hidden Stories
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Writer (as Joseph Sousa)
      • 2019
    • The Ragged Edge (2015)
      The Ragged Edge
      6.3
      • writer (as Joseph Sousa)
      • 2015
    • Festa
      TV Movie
      • Writer (as Joseph Sousa)
      • 2007
    • Evacuation Day
      Short
      • Writer (as Joseph Sousa)
      • 2006

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    Singing Pictures
    Trailer 10:12
    Singing Pictures

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Joseph Sousa
    • Spouse
      • Vera Ventura? - April 30, 2026 (his death, 2 children)

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