Josiah Walker grew up in the foothills of the Tahoe National Forest. In high school, he was gifted a Sony DV camera and started making extra-credit videos just to pass his classes. Though filmmaking intrigued him, he skipped college to tour with bands, leaving those ambitions behind.

Throughout his twenties, Josiah’s path was unconventional—he spent time in a cult, juggled music projects, and worked in grocery stores. But at age 29, he made a sharp turn: he decided to become a director. To fund his weekend-short-films, he sold all his music and recording equipment. His film school became YouTube, Film Riot, and NoFilmSchool. For the next five years, he made scrappy, no-budget short films, each one a deliberate step toward mastering a specific aspect of the craft.

In 2022, he moved to Los Angeles, surviving on a freelance gig as an assistant producer on an indie documentary. During that time, he co-wrote Very Prosperous Men with childhood friend Josh Oakley.
Josiah is currently developing the feature-length version of Very Prosperous Men, along with several other projects.