Josh Roush

Josh Roush is an independent filmmaker who is associated with the punk subculture. A native of Middletown, Ohio residing in North Hollywood, California, Roush is probably best known for his feature film, Wrong Reasons, a "Punk Rock Thriller" about the kidnapping of the female front of a band. In January 2023 Roush toured Wrong Reasons throughout the United States and it was distributed digitally and on physical media by MVD Entertainment Group. Recently the movie was screened at The Punk Rock Museum, hosted by CJ Ramone.

Roush has done much work for Kevin Smith, including making three documentaries on him: Walrus Yes, The Making of Tusk, Magnum Dopus, The Making of Jay and Silent Bob Reboot, and The Clerks III Documentary. He is also a music video director and regularly directs videos for the charity organization MUSACK.

In 2025, Roush finished his Michael Parks documentary titled, Long Lonesome Highway, The Story of Michael Parks. The film stars Kurt Russell, Wyatt Russell, Mickey Rourke, Justin Long, Leonard Maltin, Haley Joel Osment, Robert Rodriguez, and Mark Frost, among others. He toured the film through the United States in April 2025, and it is now available on DVD and streaming.

Selected filmography

Documentary 2019 - Walrus Yes: The Making of Tusk - Producer, Editor 2020 - Magnum Dopus: The Making of Jay and Silent Bob Reboot - Director, Editor 2022 - The Clerks 3 Documentary - Director, Editor 2025 - Long Lonesome Highway: The Story of Michael Parks - Director, Editor

Music Videos

2015 - To No End - "Twisted Knives" - Director 2018 - Tim Armstrong - "East Bay Night" - Director 2019 - The Aggrolites - "Pound for Pound" - Director 2022 - The Specials & Tim Armstrong - "Gangsters" - Director 2023 - Bad Cop / Bad Cop - "Shattered" - Director 2023 - Empired - "Arco" - Director 2023 - Bad Cop / Bad Cop - "Safe and Legal" - Director 2023 - Empired - "Repose" - Director 2023 - Tim Armstrong and Jesse Michaels - "Take Warning" - Director 2024 - Empired - "SIX" - Director 2024 - William Elliott Whitmore - "Darkness Comes" - Director 2025 - The Raging Nathans - "The Grudge" - Director 2025 - Empired - "Money" - Director 2026 - Social Distortion - "Partners In Crime" - Co-director (with Mike Ness) 2026 - Social Distortion - "The Way Things Were" - Co-director (with Mike Ness) 2026 - Social Distortion - "Crazy Dreamer" - Co-director (with Mike Ness) 2026 - Spike and the Gimme Gimmes - "We Are the World" - Director