Josiah Swanson



 Josiah Swanson has been writing and crafting stories ever since his mother taught him how to read and write. He immediately grew a deep fascination for fantasy and science fiction after watching movies such as The Lord Of The Rings and ''Spider-Man. ''At a very young age, he was creating worlds with his brother, Elisha Swanson, on their 120-acre home, which was complete with dangerous swamps, hills, forests, rivers, and an old-time reenactment village.

 After watching The Return Of The King, Josiah was struck with a passion to pursue filmmaking. Along with some friends, Jon Misner, Elisha, and Daniel Southwell, he began making small movies such as Mirkwood and ''The Return To Wonderland. ''

As the years went by Josiah continued to pursue writing and filmmaking. In 2011, Josiah founded WhiteShore Films, and launched it with his first official "big movie", Ping-Pong Master, a parody on kung-fu movies. It was well-received by many people.

 Not long after Ping-Pong Master, Josiah lost his passion for filmmaking and writing when his life spiraled down into darkness. Instead of pursuing the Savior, Jesus Christ, and all things that could glorify Him, he pursued a life apart from Christ. He could hardly write one sentence due to his mind being so clouded with lust and anger.

 This soon changed when in 2012 he attended the San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival with his father. After listening to speakers, such as Stephen Kendrick and Douglas Phillips, Josiah’s heart was impacted in many small ways. A week later, Josiah was in a car wreck that should have killed him. But in this, God was gracious to Josiah. For the car had flipped upside-down and the roof had ‘caved’ in but Josiah was able to crawl out of the window of the car without a scratch on him. Josiah had never felt so shaken up and alone, and God reached out to him in this moment and Josiah repented.

 The following day, Josiah wrote the screenplay for what would become known as The Taker. His passion was restored. God had lifted the burden that held Josiah down.

 Since then, Josiah has been unstoppable in his film ministry. He produced, directed, and wrote two short films, The Taker (2012) and The Innocent Victim (2014), and is currently working on a documentary with his father, called Thunder. In 2015, Josiah, with his wife Tyesha, will begin his sci-fi universe, starting with a webseries and a feature film.