Josh Lowell
Directing
Josh Lowell first started climbing when he was a skinny 16-year-old in New York. A couple years later, he began taking a video camera to crags and putting together films of his friends. That was the start of a prolific career in climbing films. Lowell founded Big UP Productions in 1997, and the company produced Rampage, Pilgrimage and King Lines. In 2006, Big UP partnered with Sender Films to found the Reel Rock Film Tour, which has developed into the biggest climbing media platform in the world with over 400 live screening events each fall. With Sender Films, Lowell directed High and Mighty (Mountainfilm 2016), Young Guns and Brette (both at Mountainfilm 2017); The Dawn Wall (Mountainfilm 2018), Age of Ondra (Mountainfilm 2019), The High Road (Mountainfilm 2020), Reel Rock 15: Action Directe (Mountainfilm 2021) and Reel Rock 16: Barefoot Charles (Mountainfilm 2022).
Known for
Directing43
movieThe Cobra and the Heart
2025
Director
movieRiders on the Storm
2025
Director
movieSleeping Lion
2023
Director
movieDNA
2023
Director
movieReel Rock 17
2023
Director
movieBarefoot Charles
2022
Director
movieAction Directe
2020
Director
movieDeep Roots
2020
Director
movieThe Nose Speed Record
2019
Director
movieThe High Road
2019
Director
movieReel Rock 14
2019
Director
movieAge of Ondra
2019
Director
movieReel Rock 13
2018
Director
movieReel Rock 12
2017
Director
movieThe Dawn Wall
2017
Director
movieIce Revolution
2017
Director
movieReel Rock 11
2016
Director
movieA Line Across the Sky
2015
Director
movieReel Rock 10
2015
Director
movieHigh And Mighty
2015
Director
movieValley Uprising
2014
Director
movieReel Rock 8
2013
Director
movieHigh Tension
2013
Director
movieSpice Girl
2013
Director
movieReel Rock 7
2012
Director
movieLa Dura Dura
2012
Director
movieReel Rock 6
2011
Director
movieReel Rock 5
2010
Director
tvReel Rock
2010
Director
movieProgression
2009
Director
movieDosage V
2008
Director
movieKing Lines
2007
Director
movieDosage IV
2006
Director
movieDosage III
2005
Director
movieDosage II
2004
Director
moviePilgrimage
2003
Director
movieDosage I
2002
Director
movieRampage
1999
Director
movieFree Hueco
1998
Director
movieThe Sensei
Director
movieCharles at Large
Director
Production13
tvThe Dark Wizard
2026
Executive Producer
movieBlack Pearl
2025
Producer
movieRiders on the Storm
2025
Producer
movieSleeping Lion
2023
Producer
movieBarefoot Charles
2022
Producer
movieJanja Garnbret: The Perfect Season
2021
Executive Producer
movieAction Directe
2020
Producer
movieValley Uprising
2014
Producer
tvReel Rock
2010
Producer
movieKing Lines
2007
Producer
movieDosage III
2005
Executive Producer
movieRampage
1999
Producer
Editing11
tvThe Dark Wizard
2026
Editor
movieBlack Pearl
2025
Editor
movieThe Dawn Wall
2017
Editor
movieValley Uprising
2014
Editor
movieLa Dura Dura
2012
Editor
movieProgression
2009
Editor
movieKing Lines
2007
Editor
movieRampage
1999
Editor
Writing6
movieBlack Pearl
2025
Writer
movieReel Rock 10
2015
Writer
movieLa Dura Dura
2012
Writer
tvReel Rock
2010
Writer
Camera5
movieBarefoot Charles
2022
Director of Photography
movieLa Dura Dura
2012
Director of Photography
movieProgression
2009
Director of Photography
movieKing Lines
2007
Director of Photography
movieRampage
1999
Director of Photography
Acting2
Crew1
movieBrette, A Year On The Road
2016
Cinematography