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Joybubbles

Joybubbles

Dir. Rachael J. Morrison
79 min

Director Rachael Morrison Attending

This is an open access screening featuring open audio description and open captions.

Joybubbles developed a fascination with telephones by age four and figured out how to manipulate them by whistling. In doing so, the young man who was born blind found a calling and a way to connect with other people. From his abusive childhood to being underestimated in his work in technology, Joybubbles took charge of his own life, founding the Church of Eternal Childhood, renouncing his past, and declaring himself a perpetual 5-year-old (and legally changing his name to Joybubbles). He landed in the Twin Cities where his work as a “phone phreak”, using telecommunications technology to spread joy, was legendary. Director Rachael J. Morrison’s documentary is the very model of a crowd pleaser.

Film Details

Festival Programs & Themes: Documentaries, Documentary Competition, Films by Women
Film Type: Documentary Feature
Release Year: 2026
Runtime: 79 min
Country/Region: USA
Language: English
Print Source: Visit Films
Tags: Art, Biography & History, Documentary, Guest Attending, Minnesota
Program: SEE ALL MSPIFF45 FILMS

Cast/Crew

Director: Rachael J. Morrison
Executive Producer: Cameo Wood, Rhianon Jones, Tristan Scott-Behrends, Adora Cheung, Roman Nesis, Kyra Rogers, Todd Remis, George Rush
Producer: Sarah Winshall, Will Butler, Annie Marr
Cinematographer: Michael Belcher, Ashley Connor, Helki Frantzen, James P. Gannon, Hiroshi Hara, James P. Gannon, Rand Rosenberg
Screenwriter: Will Butler, Patrick Lawrence, Bradford Thomason
Editor: Bradford Thomason, Patrick Lawrence
Composer: Will Epstein