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Joe Pirro is an American producer. He is currently Head of Production at the New York-based production company Symbolic Exchange.[1]

Life and Career

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Pirro was raised in Roanoke, Virginia and graduated from The College of William & Mary in 2008.[2] After graduating, he worked as an elementary school teacher, teaching second and third grades in Brooklyn, New York, before shifting careers to work at UTA, Focus Features, The Weinstein Company, and Red Hour Productions.[1]

In 2015, he was hired as Head of Production at Symbolic Exchange,[1] the production company founded by former Focus Features CEO James Schamus. In this role, he has produced Andrew Ahn’s Driveways and The Wedding Banquet, Mike Ott’s McVeigh, and Minhal Baig’s We Grown Now,[3][4][5][6] the last of which was nominated for two NAACP Image Awards,[7] five Black Reel Awards,[8] and three Film Independent Spirit Awards.[9] Other credits include Kitty Green’s Casting JonBenet and The Assistant, Amman Abbasi’s Dayveon, and Rhys Ernt’s Adam.[10][11][12]

Filmography

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Year Title Producer Executive Producer Associate Producer Notes
2017 Dayveon No Yes No
2017 Casting JonBenet No No Yes Documentary
2017 A Prayer Before Dawn No No Yes
2018 Furlough No Yes No
2019 Adam No Yes No
2019 The Tomorrow Man No Yes No
2019 Driveways Yes No No
2023 We Grown Now Yes No No
2024 McVeigh Yes No No
2025 The Wedding Banquet Yes No No Post-Production

Awards and Nominations

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Year Title Awards/Nominations
2024 We Grown Now Nominated – Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature[13]
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Joe Pirro at IMDb

  1. ^ a b c McClintock, Pamela (May 7, 2015). "James Schamus Beefs Up Company, Hires Production Head (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
  2. ^ Williams, Josh (15 January 2020). "William & Mary 2020 Film Festival". Williamsburg Visitor. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
  3. ^ "Joe Pirro | Producer, Production Manager, Executive". IMDb. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
  4. ^ Kay, Jeremy (October 4, 2023). "SPC to release TIFF premiere 'We Grown Now' in North America". Screen Daily. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  5. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (2023-10-04). "Sony Pictures Classics Picks Up Minhal Baig's TIFF Premiere 'We Grown Now'". Deadline. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
  6. ^ Kaloi, Stephanie (2023-10-04). "Sony Pictures To Release Minhal Baig's Celebrated Film 'We Grown Now'". TheWrap. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
  7. ^ Jackson, Angelique (2025-01-07). "NAACP Image Awards: Ayo Edebiri, Keke Palmer, GloRilla, 'The Piano Lesson' and 'Fight Night' Lead Nominations". Variety. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
  8. ^ Jackson, Angelique (2024-12-19). "'Nickel Boys' Leads Black Reel Awards Nominees". Variety. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
  9. ^ Independent, Film (2024-02-23). "Here are the Winners of the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards!". Film Independent. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
  10. ^ "Joe Pirro". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
  11. ^ Grater, Tom (September 22, 2017). "James Schamus's Symbolic Exchange, UK outfit Parkville team for Blitz drama 'The Warning' (exclusive)". Screen Daily. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  12. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (2016-11-29). "Desiree Akhavan To Direct Book Adaptation 'Adam' For James Schamus' Symbolic Exchange". Deadline. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
  13. ^ Nordyke, Kimberly (2024-02-26). "Spirit Awards: Full List of Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2025-01-06.