Hey everyone!
New month, new ramble!
It’s official!! I got my van!! Super excited for where this will take me and the channel. Big things to come.
New movie on the channel! Improvised by myself, Trent and random audience members during the duration of The Oscars! I’m shocked how well it turned out given the audacity of the whole experiment.
Here is it is! A Simple Smash and Bash Job Gone Wrong - 2021-05-01 22:31:20 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone!
New video just went live where I launched my merch!
Check that out here! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6D40yXg6PtQ
Three shirts are available now at https://joelstuff.store/
I feel bad that people who support me on here still have to pay separately ...
2021-04-19 15:00:42 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone!
In this month's ramble I take some time to complain about my petty squabbles and they're pretty dang petty!
Also! 1 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS!!!!!
What an insane number, thank you so much for watching, commenting, sharing and supporting.
Also also! I've been doing a lot of collabs with smaller channels that should be releasing throughout the coming weeks. I love using my newfound internet fame to lift up smaller creators and pl...
2021-04-01 21:46:53 +0000 UTC
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Hey guys!
It's a new month and that means another ramble!
I'm really happy with this one, I think I put into words some thoughts I've had stewing about quite nicely.
In the ramble I mention John Cassavetes, he's one of my favorite filmmakers. My favorite films of his are Faces, A Woman Under the Influence, Opening Night and Love Streams (perhaps my favorite movie of all time currently). I also think that's...
2021-03-01 20:48:40 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patrons!
I spent today responding to all the messages on here and figured it was as good of a day as any for this month's ramble.
This time I truly rambled, talking about a little of this and a little of that. I didn't have a single clue what I was going to say going into it but hey I think it turned out pretty nice!
Thanks for the continued support. I hope you're all having a nice day.
Love, Joel
PS: Random shoutout from the...
2021-02-04 00:26:55 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone!
Another month, another Patreon ramble!
It's been a wild two months! This week I passed half a million subscribers and my Patreon goal in the same day! Thank you for helping to make that happen.
Here's everything mentioned in the ramble:
Spy Kids Trilogy - Robert Rodriguez
Sharkboy and Lavagirl - Robert Rodriguez
Like Somebody in Love - Abbas Kiarostami
The ...
2021-01-18 00:28:53 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone!
This has been a truly wild month. As of today I passed 300,000 subscribers. A month ago I had 1/100th of that.
Welcome to all the new patrons! I really can't overstate how amazing it is to see so many people who enjoy my content go out of their way to support it. I love that all the things I make (shorts and feature films alike) are free to watch and I always want it to be that way. The overwhelming support on here will make that pos...
2020-12-29 04:57:52 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patrons!
Here is this month's ramble! In it I talk about the crazy growth of the channel and what's next!
Fun note: I recorded this earlier today and in it I talk about nearing 70,000 subscribers, at time of posting I just passed 76,000. It's almost overwhelming how quick it's growing! 100,000 here we come!
Welcome and thank you to all the new supporters! Wish you all the best <3
Love, Joel Haver
2020-12-18 22:18:57 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone!
Welcome to all the new patrons! Thank you so much for the support.
It's crazy how much the channel is exploding in popularity, I'm super excited to have all the new eyes on the films. After years of having a small and loyal audience, it seems I finally reached the YouTube algorithm, many big and exciting things to come!
On the Patreon page I do a monthly ramble exclusive for Patreon supporters and I also release commentary trac...
2020-12-15 18:13:01 +0000 UTC
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Hey guys!
Here's this month's ramble, I hope you enjoy! In it I talk about Adam Sandler movies and other things too!
Follow me on Letterboxd to keep up with the movies I'm watching and I'll follow you back! - https://letterboxd.com/joelhaver
Also, I mention it in the ramble too, but we hit 3,000 subscribers this month! Wahoo!!! 4,000 you're next!
2020-11-20 21:25:44 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patrons,
Here's a new monthly ramble, it's my favorite yet. I talk about nature, some sad news I got this weekend and my life plans.
In the ramble I also mention the YouTuber Nokeric. His stuff is fantastic and y'all should check it out.
Here is Nokeric's channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeOjmTxTMTajbZGr53el_Lg
Thanks for the support, wi...
2020-10-19 23:45:07 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patrons!
I didn't do a ramble in August so here's another for September!
This time I talk about The Criterion Collection and how it expanded my love of movies tenfold!
14 Movie Recommendations on The Criterion Channel! A movie-a-day for the 14 free trial!
Tampopo - Juzo Itami
Supermarket Woman -Juzo Itami
Close-Up - Abbas Kiarostam...
2020-09-29 21:55:15 +0000 UTC
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Hello Patrons!
Another month another ramble! (I missed last month cause it was crazy busy and I will make it up to y'all!)
In this one, I talk about one of my new favorite directors, Juzo Itami. I strongly recommend his entire filmography, they're all amazing (and all available on The Criterion Channel!)
My Ranking of Juzo Itami's Films From Best to Worst (still great):
Supermarket Woman
2020-09-06 23:58:01 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patrons!
Super excited to share this! It's a full length commentary track for my movie Island. It can be enjoyed with the complimentary visuals or you could listen to it like a podcast (though that may be confusing when I am referencing specific things onscreen).
Moving forward, I plan to do commentary tracks for all of my existing feature films. They will be exclusive for Patreon supporters. That way, you will get monthly rambles about movies, as wel...
2020-07-31 20:10:30 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patrons!
Here's another exclusive ramble! I've been managing to make one of these a month and moving forward I plan to hold myself to that. Expect monthly rambles moving forward as a thank you for your support.
In this one I talk about Iranian Meta-Cinema, a film style that have been super influential on my own work.
The films I mention are:
Kiarostami:
Close-Up
Where is My Friend's House
2020-07-22 20:55:41 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patrons!
Here's another Patreon exclusive ramble. I hope these videos can be a nice extra thank you for your support.
In this one I talk about releasing my new feature, getting better about giving myself breaks and some movie recommendations. Thanks to everyone who checked out Pretend That You Love Me, it warms my heart to see it connecting with so many people. If you haven't checked it out, it'll always be available for free on the channel.
Let...
2020-06-15 18:40:36 +0000 UTC
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Hello Patrons!
For almost a year now, I've been working on Pretend That You Love Me and this past week I completed the film. It is a deeply personal project and I hope it can offer people some sort of catharsis like it has for me.
The world is in a state of flux, and I understand if you choose to come back and watch the film another time. Like all of my films, Pretend That You Love Me will be available, for free, indefinitely.
I...
2020-06-12 17:06:25 +0000 UTC
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Hello Patrons!
I just uploaded a new film on the channel, I hope you enjoy! I've been making myself laugh a lot with the last couple, sometimes you gotta just let yourself get really stupid. This leads me to something I want to talk about.
With the current situation in the world, and especially the United States, there's been a lot of opinions popping up on my social media. I see a lot of rhetoric about how people should stop posting and creators should stop shari...
2020-06-04 20:37:14 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patrons!
I've been wanting to make a special lil video as a thank you to my supporters. I decided to ramble a bit about watching movies.
My microphone died in the last minute, apology for the lousy camera audio.
If you want to keep up with the movies I'm watching, follow me on Letterboxd - https://letterboxd.com/joelhaver/
Please let me know if this is something y...
2020-05-19 14:52:24 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patrons!
Last week a fan reached out for an interview and I love having an excuse to talk about movies! We cover all sorts of great topics, it's worth a listen. I feel bad for not wearing headphones, causing his voice to be doubled in the audio! Live and learn!
I pride myself on being an accessible filmmaker, I talk a little about this in the interview, but I think an essential part of art is being able to engage with the artist if you so desi...
2020-05-09 19:50:46 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patrons!
Over the years, I've developed a very personal and specific style of filmmaking that I thought would be fun to share. Last week, I uploaded a 15 minute look at how I got about making a short film from concept to completion. Many times, these films are made completely alone. In this time of isolation and quarantine, I figured it would be valuable to show people how much you can accomplish on your own if you get creative.
In filmmaking, it's very import...
2020-04-28 19:13:58 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patrons!
A year ago today I began making weekly short films on my YouTube channel.
In the past 52 weeks, I've made nearly 160 shorts films, 1 feature film, with another feature so close to complete. It's been a crazy busy year.
This year has had many high highs and low lows, as I'm sure is the case for everyone. These films go a long way to keep me grounded, keep me busy and keep me laughing. I hope they can bring you similar comforts.
In the video...
2020-04-15 18:27:41 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone!
I am super excited to share this project with you all.
Mason and I spent a week quarantined at his family's place in South Carolina and shot a feature length movie in six days. Completed from conception to final cut in just two weeks. Here is Forget About Everything for Awhile free for all to watch!
I hope this film can inspire people to create in these uncertain times. Hollywood and the industry at large is on shutdow...
2020-04-08 17:26:25 +0000 UTC
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Hey Everyone!
For being a patron you get access to my secret YouTube channel, Ethan Price Reiley.
Ethan Price Reiley was my vacation while I was editing Island. It provided me with a place to post really stupid, inane and maybe sometimes sincere shit without worrying about an audience.
Now that my main channel has taken priority, Ethan has taken a back seat, but I still plan to post things every now and then that I feel are too abstract, short...
2020-03-29 18:41:57 +0000 UTC
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Hello Patrons!
I'm not sure if ya noticed, but shit is hitting the fan just a bit!
Despite this, expect no slowing down from me. After making Island I've mastered making top quality films on my own, so even if it's just me cooped up alone for the next 2-8 weeks, you will be seeing consistent content from me.
Above is the latest film I did with Mason! I hope my films can continue to provide everyone with some laughs during these diff...
2020-03-18 21:39:47 +0000 UTC
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Hello Patrons!
In 2019, when I first released my movie Island, a filmmaker named Dan Lotz watched it and reached out to me to tell me he loved it. Since then we've become close friends.
Island inspired Dan to make his own improvised feature film. He spent last summer filming the movie Chlorine and this past week he released it on his channel!
Chlorine got shared by a big YouTuber and wound up garnering 18k views and his ch...
2020-02-29 20:42:26 +0000 UTC
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Hello Patrons!
In the last two weeks I've made nine new films! All of them are on the channel, check 'em out there!
I have two more already shot with Nick Shultz that will be released in the coming weeks! Those ones always take a little more time to get out because it depends on him finding the time to work his audio magic after I edit.
My last post touched upon it, but my dad really taught me that there is no time too serio...
2020-01-30 23:16:42 +0000 UTC
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Hello Patrons,
I'm sure you've heard over the past two weeks, whether it be through my channel or other social media, that my dad passed away at the end of 2019. It was his third battle with cancer that got him.
The funeral was yesterday. So many wonderful people turned up, he was deeply loved.
My dad was someone that, even through the hardest of hardships, always had a blast in life. If my dad could smile and laugh through three serious cancer treatments, i...
2020-01-09 21:24:41 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patrons!
I hope all is well and you're having a nice holiday season!
After working my ass off for eight months, I've hit a big milestone! As of last week I've made 100 short films since beginning to make them weekly on the channel in April. It's only been 32 weeks since I've begun, so I've actually made an average of three films every week!
Since the last post I've made 9 new short films! Check them out below!
Epstein T...
2019-12-20 18:04:41 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patrons!
Since the last post I've made seven films! Here they all are!
We Ate BEANS to Make Us FART?!? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncWPLsgDhkQ
HUMOOMBA The Next Revolution in Vacuum Technology - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuVgNjkBIwA
When the antag...
2019-12-01 21:10:31 +0000 UTC
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