Joel David Santner has written and directed several short films and one feature, Bare Knuckle. His short script, A Craftsman, was produced by USC School for Cinematic Arts in Spring 2017. His feature script, Tunnel Rat, was a Semifinalist in Screencraft's Action and Thriller Competition and was a Quarterfinalist for the Academy Nicholl Fellowship. Joel is a recipient of the 2017 Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Production Grant for his project, Hanger's Limb.