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'''Joel Gilbert''' (born April 15, 1964) is an American filmmaker based in Los Angeles and President of Highway 61 Entertainment. He is known for political documentaries on Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and Islamism as well as music history films on Bob Dylan and comedies featuring Paul McCartney and Elvis Presley. According to Hollywood Reporter, Gilbert is also a political commentator<ref name="AT">{{cite news|last=Gilbert|first=Joel|title=Did Christopher Steele Write His Dossier, or Did a Russian Associate?|url=https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/01/did_christopher_steele_write_his_dossier_or_did_a_russian_associate.html|newspaper=[[American Thinker]]|date=January 19, 2018}}</ref> and foreign policy analyst. He appears frequently on conservative talk radio shows promoting his films and commenting on current events in politics and the Middle East.<ref name="Hollywood Reporter">{{cite news|last=Bond|first=Paul|title=How Conservative Hollywood Worked to Elect Donald Trump|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/how-conservative-hollywood-worked-elect-donald-trump-946874|newspaper=[[Hollywood Reporter]]|date=November 14, 2016}}</ref>
==Background==
Gilbert's full name is Joel Sion Gilbert. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1964, he later moved with his family to Oak Ridge, Tennessee as a child. Gilbert earned a BA (1986) from the University of London in Economics and Politics where he studied at both the London School of Economics and Politics and the School of Oriental and African Studies. Gilbert earned an MBA (1991) from George Washington University in finance before moving to Los Angeles in 1992 where he worked at Paramount Pictures as a financial analyst.<ref name="Gilbert Website">{{cite news|last=Gilbert|first=Joel|title=Biography|url=http://www.joelgilbert.net/joel-gilbert-biography|newspaper=[[]]|date=June 1, 2016}}</ref>
==Music==
Gilbert founded and performs as lead singer of the band "Highway 61 Revisited", in tribute to Bob Dylan. His inspiration to become a professional musician can be attributed to a Bob Dylan album he received in high school in the mid-1980s. His foray into music began and his passion took hold as he taught himself to play Bob Dylan songs.<ref name="American Songwriter">{{cite news|last=Schlansky|first=Evan|title=An Extended Interview With Joel Gilbert|url=https://americansongwriter.com/2009/10/bob-dylans-shadow-an-extended-interview-with-joel-gilbert|newspaper=[ American Songwriter]]|date=August 1, 2005}}</ref>Gilbert sings and plays acoustic guitar, electric guitar, and harmonica in the band.<ref name="Isis Magazine">{{ cite news|last=Barker|first=Derek|title=How Does it Feel?|url=http://www.highway61revisited.com/pdfs/Press%20long%20HOW%20DOES%20IT%20FEEL.pdf|newspaper=[[]]|date=August 1, 2005}}</ref> Gilbert advertises his group as "The World's Only Bob Dylan' Tribute Show", and it features four of Bob Dylan's original band members.<ref name="Venue">{{cite news|last=Montgomery|first=Colin|title=On Highway 61|url=http://www.highway61revisited.com/pdfs/Venue%20article.pdf|newspaper=[[Venue]]|date=October 20, 2006}}</ref> These include Scarlet Rivera on violin, Rob Stoner on bass, Winston Watson on drums, and John Jackson on guitar. The group has toured in England <ref name="Bristol Evening Post">{{ cite news|last=Barker|first=Derek|title=Playing Tribute|url=http://www.highway61revisited.com/pdfs/Bristol%20Evening%20Post.pdf
|newspaper=[[Bristol Evening Post]]|date=October 26, 2006}}</ref>
and Ireland <ref name="Manchester Evening News">{{cite news|last=|first=|title=Dreams of Dylan's Disciple|url=http://www.highway61revisited.com/pdfs/Press%20long%20DREAMS%20DISCIPLE.pdf|newspaper=[[]]|date=August 1, 2005}}</ref>as well as throughout the United States. The "Take No Prisoners Tour" consisted of performances at California State Prisons, including Folsom Prison, <ref name="San Francisco Chronicle">{{ cite news|last=Melley=Brian|title=Musicians Sing for Folsom Prison|url=http://www.highway61revisited.com/pdfs/Press%20long%20HOW%20DOES%20IT%20FEEL.pdf|newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]|date=September 19, 2004}}</ref>San Quentin State Prison, Norco, Chino, Delano, and Kern Valley State Prison.<ref name="Valley Press">{{ cite news|last=Lake=Heather|title=Tribute Band Gives Prisoners Show|url=http://www.highway61revisited.com/pdfs/folsom_FULL.pdf
|newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]|date=September 19, 2004}}</ref>
The Band is highly acclaimed, Pete Howard wrote in Ice Magazine, "approached the Highway 61 Revisited show with a bit of skepticism, but was soon converted into a believer. Simply put, Joel Gilbert and his band absolutely nail it."<ref name="ICE">{{cite news|last=Howard|first=Pete|title=Highway 61 Re-Creates Dylan|url=http://www.highway61revisited.com/pdfs/Recreate_Dylan_FULL.pdf|newspaper=[[]]|date=August 1, 2005}}</ref>
==Reception==
=== Bob Dylan ===
Gilbert's first film on the famous singer, Bob Dylan 1966 World Tour, The Home Movies, featured Bob Dylan's first electric tour drummer Mickey Jones recounting the seminal Bob Dylan tour through his home movie footage. Scott Baur of the Associated Press wrote "Home movies aren't supposed to be this cool." <ref name="Associated Press">{{cite news|last=Bauer|first=Scott|title=Docu-Dylan|url=http://highway61ent.com/bob-dylan-66-world-tour/Associated_Press.jpg|newspaper=[[Associated Press]]|date=September 30, 2002}}</ref> Rolling Stone Magazine writer David Fricke wrote that drummer Mickey Jones "had his Kodak rolling the entire time from the corner of the stage."<ref name="Rolling Stone Magazine">{{cite news|last=Fricke|first=David|title=Bob Dylan's Home Movies|url=http://highway61ent.com/Rolling_Stone_Dylan.jpg|newspaper=[[Rolling Stone Magazine]]|date=January 10, 2002}}</ref> Ice Magazine wrote "The project is so unique in nature" and "must viewing for any self-respecting music historian"<ref name="Ice Mag">{{cite news|last=Howard|first=Pete|title=1966 Home Movies DVD |url=http://highway61ent.com/bob-dylan-66-world-tour/icemagazine.htm|newspaper=[[]]|date=October 3, 2001}}</ref>
In a review of Joel Gilbert's 2004 film, "Bob Dylan World Tours 1966–1974", Glide Magazine commented that Dylan's career during the nine years relevant to the film was "significant for any Bob Dylan fan." According to the same review, Gilbert is commended for his choice to portray the life of Dylan with greater authenticity through the lens of Dylan's chief photographer at the time, Barry Feinstein. It commended Gilbert saying "one must applaud Gilbert’s efforts and his love for music history. His passion for music in general is displayed in every scene." <ref name="Glide Magazine">{{ cite news|last=Gonulsen|first=Jason|title=Bob Dylan World Tours 1966-1974|url=http://highway61ent.com/bob-dylan-66-74-world-tours/glidemagazine.htm|newspaper=[Glide magazine]]|date=December 23, 2004}}</ref>
Scott Bauer of the Associated Press wrote, "Because he is such a Dylan fan, Gilbert is able to ferret out good information from his interview subjects." <ref name="AP">{{cite news|last=Bauer|first=Scott|title= Dylan DVD Deserves a Spot on the Shelf|url=http://highway61ent.com/bob-dylan-66-74-world-tours/ap.htm
|newspaper=[[AP]]|date=December 20, 2004}}</ref> Relix magazine noted "Gilbert's handiwork is extremely homespun, but entertaining and passionate."<ref name="Relix">{{ cite news|last=Jarnow|first=Jesse|title=Legends Bob Dylan World Tours 1966-1974|url=http://highway61ent.com/bob-dylan-66-74-world-tours/relixmagazine.htm|newspaper=[[Relix]]|date=April 2005}}</ref>
Gilbert's next film, Bob Dylan – 1975–1981 Rolling Thunder and The Gospel Years (2006), was received well by DVD Talk, who states the film "clock(s) in at a staggering four hours" and "questions an array of music biz types -- singers, studio musicians, record producers, critics, etc. -- about Bob Dylan's career from 1975 to 1981, a period in which he went from the ballyhooed Rolling Thunder concert tour to born-again Christianity." <ref>{{cite news|last=Bacharach|first=Phil|title=DVD review|url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/20978/bob-dylan-1975-1981-rolling-thunder-and-the-gospel-years/|accessdate=December 23, 2012|newspaper=[[DVD Talk]]|date=April 3, 2006}}</ref> Pete Howard of Ice Magazine wrote "an exciting, fun and educational experience for anyone who appreciates Dylan's music." <ref name="Ice Magazine">{{cite news|last=Howard|first=Pete|title=Here Comes the Story of 1975-1981|url=http://highway61ent.com/Web_Rolling_Thunder/reviews.htm|newspaper=[[]]|date=August 21, 2006}}</ref>
"Inside Bob Dylan's Jesus Years: Busy Being Born Again", the next documentary in chronological order, directed by Gilbert in 2008, was credited by DVD Talk as an "examination of the period from 1978 to 1981 where Dylan shook off his Jewish heritage and became a born-again, Evangelical Christian." <ref>{{cite news|last=Bailey|first=Jason|title=DVD review: Inside Bob Dylan's Jesus Years: Busy Being Born Again|url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/35110/inside-bob-dylans-jesus-years-busy-being-born-again/|accessdate=December 23, 2012|newspaper=[[DVD Talk]]|date=October 18, 2008}}</ref>The Washington Times wrote in "Taking Bob Dylan at Faith Value" noted this film "mines a period in Mr. Dylan’s career that is puzzled over, ignored or disdained by many fans: the three years, from 1979 to 1981, during which the rock icon devoted his recording and performing career to evangelical Christianity." <ref name="The Washington Times">{{cite news|last= |first= |title=Taking Bob Dylan at Faith Value|url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/oct/24/taking-bob-dylan-at-faith-value/|newspaper=[[The Washington Times]]|date=October 24, 2008}}</ref> Christianity Today wrote that the film "goes to great lengths to recreate that seminal period of Dylan's career and find some answers in it."<ref name="Christianity Today">{{cite news|last=Hurst|first=John|title=Inside Bob Dylan's Jesus Years|url=https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2008/januaryweb-only/insidebobdylanjesusyears.html|newspaper=[Christianity Today]]|date=January 1, 2008}}</ref>
Gilbert's final Dylan documentary, Bob Dylan Never Ending Tour Diaries, featured Dylan's drummer Winston Watson and was called "the harsh world of rock reality" by moviehabit.com. They also wrote, "the presentation quality here is outstanding" referring to Gilbert's Dylan films they wrote, "Each successive release has been more revealing and more satisfying." <ref name="Newspaper">{{cite news|last=Anderson|first=Matt|title=Bob Dylan Never Ending Tour Diaries|url=https://www.moviehabit.com/review.php?story=bob_dh09|newspaper=[[Newspaper]]|date=April 8, 2009}}</ref> DVDfile wrote "Its appeal can't be underestimated."
<ref name="DVDfile">{{cite news|last=Restaino|first=Mike|title=Bob Dylan Never Ending Tour Diaries|url=https://mvd.cloud/press/MVDV4855/mvdv4855_dvdfile.pdf |newspaper=[[]]|date=March 12, 2009}}</ref> Modern Drummer enthusiastically stated, "when a film draws you in, you know it works." <ref name="Modern Drummer ">{{cite news|last=|first=|title=Winston Watson|url=http://bobdylandiaries.com/images/ModernDrummerJune2009.pdf
|newspaper=[[Modern Drummer]]|date=June 2009}}</ref> Blogcritics described this film as "one of the better tour diary releases of its kind."<ref name="Blogcritics">{{cite news|last=Perkins|first=Jeff|title=Bob Dylan Never Ending Tour Diaries|url=https://mvd.cloud/press/MVDV4855/mvdv4855_blogcritics.pdf
|newspaper=[[Blogcritics]]|date=August 1, 2005}}</ref>
===Farewell Israel: Bush, Iran and the Revolt of Islam===
Gilbert's 2007 film, Farewell Israel: Bush, Iran and the Revolt of Islam is a history film "depicting the confrontation between Islam and the Jews that began in the Prophet Muhammad's time, and continues to this day".<ref name="Film Website">{{cite news|last=|first=|title= Farewell Israel: Bush, Iran and the Revolt of Islam|url=http://farewellisrael.com/home.html|newspaper=[[]]|date=December 2007}}</ref> The original music track features Bob Dylan band alumni Scarlet Rivera, Bruce Langhorne, and Rob Stoner.<ref name="Film Page">{{cite news|last=|first=|title= Farewell Israel: Bush, Iran and the Revolt of Islam|url=http://farewellisrael.com/about.html|newspaper=[[]]|date=December 2007}}</ref> Historian Rael Jean Issac, writing in Mideast Outpost, wrote "Joel Gilbert has pulled off a remarkable tour de force: in “Farewell Israel” he has produced a technically sophisticated, visually imaginative, scholarly documentary. The film’s enormous achievement is showing incontrovertibly the total misunderstanding of Islam that shapes the policy follies of the West in general and the U.S. and Israel in particular."<ref name="Mideast Outpost">{{cite news|last=Issac|first=Rael|title= Farewell Israel: Bush, Iran and the Revolt of Islam|url=http://farewellisrael.com/press/OutpostDec.pdf|newspaper=[Mideast Outpost]]|date=December 2007}}</ref> Dave Eberhard of Newsmax wrote "Farewell Israel reveals the full story of Israel and the West’s misunderstanding of Islam - and the coming tragic consequences of misunderstanding. If you are lucky enough to view the film, your mouth will drop open more than once.<ref name="Newsmax.com">{{cite news|last=Eberhard|first=Dave|title=Joel Gilbert's Farewell Israel Stuns|url=https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/farewell_israel_review/2008/08/14/121956.html|newspaper=[[Newsmax]]|date=January 2008}}</ref> All Movie Guide wrote "Filmmaker Joel Gilbert explores the conflict that has raged between the Arabs and the Jews since the time of the Prophet Muhammad. The grim truth about "Islamic Peace" finally comes into focus.<ref name="All Movie Guide">{{cite news|last=Buchanan|first=Jason |title=Farewell Israel|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/farewell-israel-bush-iran-and-the-revolt-of-islam-v415215|newspaper=[[All Movie Guide]]|date=December 2007}}</ref> The Jewish Advocate wrote "Farewell Israel will frighten you."<ref name="The Jewish Advocate">{{cite news|last=Ritvo|first=Molly|title= Farewell Israel Will Frighten You|url=http://farewellisrael.com/press/JewishAdvocate.pdf|newspaper=[[The Jewish Advocate]]|date=June 13, 2007}}</ref>
===Paul McCartney Really Is Dead===
Metro New York quoted Paul McCartney Really is Dead (2010), director Joel Gilbert, "this is a way to revisit the mystery and fun of the 'Paul is dead' urban legend". <ref name=" Metro New York">{{cite news|last=Healy|first=Pat|title=Is McCartney not half hte man he used to be?|url=http://paulreallyisdead.com/Metro_NYC_Philly_Boston.jpg?&articleid=1267979&format=&page=1&listingType=musi#articleFull|newspaper=[[Metro New York]]|date=September 29, 2010}}</ref> Q Magazine called it a "Daft documentary about The Fabs' infamous cover-up."<ref name="Q Magazine">{{cite news|last=Fyfe|first=Andy|title='Paul McCartney Really is Dead|url=http://paulreallyisdead.com/Q_Magazine_Review.jpg|newspaper=[[Q Magazine]]|date=December 2010}}</ref> The Boston Herald wrote "the fun, if ghoulish element, about watching the DVD is Gilbert's rat-a-at assemblage of clues...Is it tongue in cheek?"<ref name="Boston Herald">{{cite news|last=Sullivan|first=Jim|title=Dead Ringer |url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2010/07/15/dead-ringer/
|newspaper=[[Boston Herald]]|date=July 15, 2010}}</ref> The Houston Press said Director Joel Gilbert does a laudable and expert job of melding creative fan fantasy with the real aspects of Beatles albums, photography, and history - including a good chunk of rare footage - to make it all seem plausible. A bizarre little effort, but one absolutely worth seeing.<ref name="The Houston Press">{{cite news|last=Ruggiero|first=Bob|title= Beatles Mockumentary Revisits "Paul Is Dead" Myth|url=https://www.houstonpress.com/music/beatles-mockumentary-revisits-paul-is-dead-myth-6755612|newspaper=[[The Houston Press]]|date=August 1, 2005}}</ref>
===Elvis Found Alive===
The next film directed by gilber, ''Elvis Found Alive (2012)'', was lauded by ''Elvisinfo.net'' who said "Joel Gilbert's Elvis Found Alive is a sensational, evidence revealing 'mockumentary' supplemented by stunning new recordings by Elvis".<ref name="Elvisinfo.net">{{cite news|last=Patterson|first=Nigel|title=Elvis Found Alive|url=https://www.elvisinfonet.com/dvdreview_elvisfoundalive.htm|newspaper=[[Elvisinfo.net]]|date=January 2012}}</ref> Popshifter wrote, "For Elvis fans, Elvis Found Alive is a fun journey down memory lane and an entertaining 'what if' story. For conspiracy buffs, it’s a treasure trove of clues and secrets. Joel Gilbert has a knack for peering into the shadowy corners of celebrity history and bringing mind-boggling alternatives out into the light…"<ref name=" Popshifter">{{cite news|last= Lipski|first=Christian|title=The King and FBI: Elvis Found Alive|url=http://popshifter.com/2012-01-30/the-king-and-f-b-i-elvis-found-alive/
|newspaper=[[ Popshifter]]|date=January 30, 2012}}</ref> TV Tropes wrote "the fake Elvis does a damn good imitation" and "it's still cheesy as hell, though, and not to be taken seriously."<ref name="TV Tropes">{{cite news|last=|first=|title=Elvis Found Alive|url=https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/ElvisFoundAlive
|newspaper=[[TV Tropes]]|date=August 1, 2005}}</ref> AcousticMusic.com wrote "Elvis Found Alive! is a hoot and a half. If it doesn't become a cult item, it'll only be because the times are forcing Americans to lose their sense of irony…"<ref name=" AcousticMusic.com ">{{cite news|last= Tucker|first= Mark|title= Elvis Found Alive!|url=https://www.acousticmusic.com/fame/p07667.htm|newspaper=[[ AcousticMusic.com]]|date=January 2012}}</ref> Movie City News exclaimed, "Elvis Found Alive is a profoundly strange and surprising well-made mockumentary about one man's search for truth in the death of Elvis Presley…"<ref name="Movie City News">{{cite news|last= Dretzka|first= Gary|title= Elvis Found Alive|url=http://moviecitynews.com/author/gary-dretzka/
|newspaper=[[ Movie City News]]|date=February 2012}}</ref>
===Dreams from My Real Father===
Gilbert's Dreams from My Real Father (2012) was presented as an alternative history to Barack Obama's autobiography, Dreams from My Father (1995).<ref name="American Thinker">{{cite news|last=Lipkes|first=Jeff|title=Frank Marshall Davis Jr? |url=https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2012/09/frank_marshall_davis_jr.html
|newspaper=[[ American Thinker]]|date=September 20, 2012}}</ref> The film presents evidence that Chicago Communist Party USA activist and former Soviet agent Frank Marshall Davis, Obama's admitted mentor during his formative years in Hawaii, was also Obama's real biological father.<ref name="WND">{{cite news|last=Corsi|first=Jerome|title=FILM: PRESIDENT'S FATHER NOT BARACK OBAMA|url=https://www.wnd.com/2012/04/film-presidents-father-not-barack-obama/|newspaper=[[wnd.com]]|date=April 25, 2012}}</ref> The film went on to chronicle Davis' influence on Obama and how Obama's polices as president mirrored Davis' pro-communist world view. Initially, so called "birthers" who believed Obama was born in Kenya were shocked by the film but came to embrace it.<ref name="Front Page Magazine">{{cite news|last=Tapson|first=Mark|title= DREAMS FROM MY REAL FATHER|url=https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/140413/dreams-my-real-father-story-reds-and-deception-mark-tapson|newspaper=[[ Front Page Magazine]]|date=August 13, 2012}}</ref> Gilbert's presentation at the National Press Club in Washington DC<ref name="wnd">{{cite news|last=Unruh|first=Bob|title=See the man who challenges Obama's family story|url=https://www.wnd.com/2012/07/see-the-man-who-challenges-obamas-family-story/|newspaper=[[wnd.com]|date=July 30, 2012}}</ref>in August 2012 caused a media frenzy.<ref name="Daily Mail">{{cite news|last=|first=|title=Now it's getting REALLY dirty|url=https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2210012/Film-claiming-Obamas-mother-posed-pornographic-pictures-sent-million-swing-voters.html|newspaper=[[ Daily Mail]]|date=September 28, 2012}}</ref> Dreams from My Real Father was screened at the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida<ref name="wnd.com">{{cite news|last=|first=|title=OBAMA'S PAST READY TO ROCK RNC|url=https://www.wnd.com/2012/08/obamas-past-ready-to-rock-rnc/|newspaper=[[World Net Daily]]|date=August 26, 2012}}</ref> to much acclaim.
In the Autumn of 2012, Gilbert distributed 2 million free copies by mail<ref name="World Net">{{cite news|last=Corsi|first=Jerome|title= Swing-state stunner: 'Dreams' mailed to 2.7 million|url=https://www.wnd.com/2012/10/swing-state-stunner-dreams-mailed-to-2-7-million/?cat_orig=politics|newspaper=[[World Net Daily]]|date=October 7, 2012}}</ref>in mostly swing states during September-October 2012 to gain attention for the film.<ref name="New York Times">{{ cite news|last=Peters|first=Jeremy|title= Strident Anti-Obama Messages Flood Key States|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/24/us/politics/strident-anti-obama-messages-flood-key-states.html|newspaper=[[New York Times]]|date=October 23, 2012}}</ref> Leftist activists complained to the Federal Election Commission<ref name="Federal Election Commission">{{cite news|last=|first=|title=Before the Federal Election Commission |url=https://eqs.fec.gov/eqsdocsMUR/16044392671.pdf
|newspaper=[[ Federal Election Commission]]|date=April 14, 2016}}</ref>that Gilbert was violating election laws by distributing his film about Barack Obama, as well as by advertising the film in the New York Post.<ref name="World Net Daily">{{cite news|last=Corsi|first=Jerome|title=New York Post ad exposes Obama's 'real father|url=https://eqs.fec.gov/eqsdocsMUR/16044386724.pdf|newspaper=[[World Net Daily]]|date=February 10, 2014}}</ref> However, Gilbert fought back<ref name="Fed Election Commission">{{cite news|last=|first=|title=Before the Federal Election Commission |url=https://eqs.fec.gov/eqsdocsMUR/16044386847.pdf
|newspaper=[[ Federal Election Commission]]|date=March 26, 2014}}</ref>and won a landmark media ruling when the FEC ruled in Gilbert's favor that Gilbert was in fact a media entity with a press exemption as regards production and distribution of his documentary film. David Weigel wrote of Gilbert's victory in the Washington Post in a piece titled, "How a Film About Obama’s Communist ‘Real Father’ Won at the FEC"<ref name="The Washington Post">{{cite news|last=Weigel|first=David|title=How a film about Obama’s communist ‘real father’ won at the FEC|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/04/08/how-a-film-about-obamas-communist-real-father-won-at-the-fec/|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=April 8, 2016}}</ref> The FEC wrote "we voted to find no reason to believe that the filmmaker violated 52USC 30104c or 30120a by producing and distributing a documentary film".<ref name=foo>{{cite news|last=|first=|title=Before the Federal Election Commission |url=https://eqs.fec.gov/eqsdocsMUR/16044392671.pdf
|newspaper=[[ Federal Election Commission]]|date=April 14, 2016}}</ref> Barackobama.com and Leftist media attacked Gilbert and the film. The Daily Beast wrote, " With ‘Dreams From My Real Father,’ Have Obama Haters Hit Rock Bottom?"<ref name="The Daily Beast">{{cite news|last=Goldberg|first=Michelle|title= With ‘Dreams From My Real Father,’ Have Obama Haters Hit Rock Bottom?|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/with-dreams-from-my-real-father-have-obama-haters-hit-rock-bottom
|newspaper=[[ The Daily Beast]]|date=September 28, 2012}}</ref>and Slate Magazine wrote about "Birtherism and Frank Marshall Davis in Wisconsin".<ref name="Slate Magazine">{{cite news|last=Weigel|first=David|title=Birtherism and Frank Marshall Davis in Wisconsin |url=https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2012/10/birtherism-and-frank-marshall-davis-in-wisconsin.html|newspaper=[[Slate Magazine]]|date=October 15, 2012}}</ref> However, The Boston Globe covered Gilbert's 2015 interview with Barack Obama's half-brother, Malik Obama, where Malik agreed that Barack Obama looked like Frank Marshall Davis and requested a DNA test.<ref name="The Boston Globe">{{cite news|last=Stockman|first=Farah|title=With Brothers like Malik Obama, Who Needs Enemies?|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2015/07/24/why-obama-probably-won-spend-family-time-with-his-half-brother-kenya/XCltC1uPrV0MjiYxE518KN/story.html|newspaper=[[The Boston Globe]]|date=July 4, 2015}}</ref>
===There's No Place Like Utopia===
Gilberts 2014 film, There's No Place Like Utopia, opened in theaters in Denver and Houston. <ref name="Mojo">{{cite news|last= |first= |title=There's No Place Like Utopia |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=utopia.htm|newspaper=[[boxofficemojo.com]]|date=August 25, 2014}}</ref> Radio personality Rusty Humphries wrote “There’s No Place Like Utopia is a fresh, fast-paced, insightful look at the folly that is socialism. Joel Gilbert's gutsy style is apparent throughout the film.<ref name="Washington Times">{{cite news|last=Humphries|first=Rusty|title=Humphries: There's No Place Like Utopia |url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jul/29/theres-no-place-utopia/|newspaper=[[Washington Times]]|date=July 29, 2014}}</ref> The film also features interviews<ref name="Official Website">{{cite news|last=|first=|title=Official Website|url=http://www.theresnoplacelikeutopia.com/the-film/|newspaper=[[Official Website]]|date=August 1, 2014}}</ref> with Jack Cashill, David Horowitz, Dr. Jerome Corsi and KGB defector Konstantin Preobrazhensky. He describes socialism by saying, “It’s a fairy tale for illiterate people." <ref name="Accuracy in Media">{{cite news|last=Kincaid|first=Cliff|title=New Film Exposes and Mocks “Progressives”|url=https://www.aim.org/aim-column/new-film-exposes-and-mocks-progressives/|newspaper=[[Accuracy in Media]]|date=July 17, 2014}}</ref> American Thinker describes There’s No Place Like Utopia as "a film that gets to the heart of the progressive/communist project for America and where it is leading us" and regarding filmmaker Gilbert wrote "He’s the thinking man’s conservative Michael Moore."<ref name="americanthinker.com">{{cite news|last=Lifson|first=Thomas|title=Joel Gilbert's There’s No Place Like Utopia|url=https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2014/07/joel_gilberts_emtheres_no_place_like_utopiaem.html|newspaper=[[American Thinker]]|date=July 19, 2014}}</ref> Newsmax's review focused on Peggy Joseph's appearance,<ref name="">{{cite news|last=Corsi|first=Jerome|title= HEY, OBAMA! WHERE'S MY MORTGAGE PAYMENT?|url=https://www.wnd.com/2014/07/hey-obama-wheres-my-mortgage-payment/|newspaper=[[World Net Daily]]|date=July 14, 2014}}</ref> the young lady who famously said Obama would pay her mortgage and gas bills, whom Gilbert discovers is now anti-Obama conservative.<ref name="Newsmax">{{cite news|last=Billups|first=Andrea|title=Documentary Revisits Voters Disenchanted by Obama's 'Utopia'|url=https://www.newsmax.com/US/Joel-Gilbert-Obama-documentary-Utopia/2014/07/15/id/582741/
|newspaper=[[Newsmax]]|date=July 15, 2014}}</ref>
===Trump: The Art of the Insult===
Trump: The Art of the Insult is a hilarious revisit of the 2016 Presidential race where Trump "with a master plan of political incorrectness, used The Art of the Insult to brand political opponents and bash the media all the way to the White House".<ref name="Official Film Site">{{cite news|last=|first=|title=Trump: The Art of the Insult|url=http://artoftheinsult.com/|newspaper=[[]]|date=January 1, 2018}}</ref> Critics have raved about this film. Roger Stone wrote, "Literally, you can't stop laughing! I recommend The Art of the Insult, an incredible film by an extraordinary documentarian."<ref name="Stone Cold Truth">{{cite news|last=Stone|first=Roger|title=You Can't Stop Laughing|url=https://stonecoldtruth.com/|newspaper=[[Newspaper]]|date=August 1, 2005}}</ref> Jack Cashill wrote " Gilbert shows how Trump slices his way through the Republicans then outwits the deep state to beat Hillary."
<ref name="WND.com">{{cite news|last=Cashill|first=Jack|title=Trump and the art of the insult|url=https://www.wnd.com/2018/01/trump-and-the-art-of-the-insult/|newspaper=[[ WND.com]]|date=January 17, 2018}}</ref> Frank Hawkins wrote "America badly needed a fighter. This film is immensely satisfying. It can be enjoyed over and over again."
<ref name="Am Thinker">{{cite news|last=Hawkins|first=Frank|title=Trump: The Art of the Insult |url=https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/01/emtrump_the_art_of_the_insultem.html|newspaper=[[American Thinker]]|date=August 1, 2005}}</ref> Lloyd Billingsley wrote, Cinéma vérité at its finest, endlessly entertaining, and for all but the willfully blind, hugely instructive.<ref name="American Greatness">{{cite news|last=Billingsley|first=Lloyd|title=The Insults Will Be Televised|url=https://amgreatness.com/2017/11/11/the-insults-will-be-televised/|newspaper=[[American Greatness]]|date=November 11, 2017}}</ref> The Zenger News wrote "Five stars because it is entertaining as well as educational. Gilbert does it again!"<ref name="The Zenger News">{{cite news|last=Zenber|first=John |title= DONALD TRUMP IN”THE ART OF THE INSULT”|url=http://thezengernews.com/index.php/2017/12/23/review-movie-donald-trump-inthe-art-insult/|newspaper=[[The Zenger News]]|date=December 13, 2007}}</ref>
===Upcoming Release===
The latest film from Joel Gilbert, "The Trayvon Hoax - Unmasking The Witness Fraud That Divided America", releases Monday, September 16th of 2019 at The National Press Club in Washington, DC at an upcoming press conference where, according to The National Press Club, Mr. Gilbert will release his new film and book.<ref name="National Press Club">{{cite news|last=National Press Club|first=NPC|title=Press Conference and Screening|url=https://www.press.org/events/press-conference-and-film-screening-trayvon-hoax|newspaper=[[The National Press Club]]|date=September 12, 2019}}</ref>
==2016 Presidential Election==
Joel Gilbert was a video producer, media advisor, and writer for the Cruz for President campaign.<ref name="Front Page">{{cite news|last=Gilbert|first=Joel|title=CRUZ’S COURAGEOUS RIGHT MOVE|url=https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/264298/cruzs-courageous-right-move-joel-gilbert|newspaper=[[Front Page Magazine]]|date=September 26, 2016}}</ref> Gilbert also designed the Cruz for President official campaign poster<ref name="The Atlantic">{{cite news|last=Gibbens|first=Sarah|title=The Most Unusual 2016 Presidential Candidate Swag|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/07/photos-the-most-unusual-2016-presidential-candidate-swag/447894/|newspaper=[[The Atlantic]]|date=July 15, 2015}}</ref>and produced the animated short film, The Cruzade: The Constitution Strikes Back<ref name="Breitbart">{{cite news|last=Gilbert|first=Joel|title=The Constitution Strikes Back – The Cruzade|url=https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2015/12/17/watch-the-constitution-strikes-back-episode-vii-the-cruzade-starring-ted-cruz|newspaper=[[Breitbart]]|date=December 17, 2015}}</ref>as well as a campaign event warm up video "Imagine President Cruz."<ref name="You Tube">{{cite news|last=Gilbert|first=Joel|title=Imagine President Cruz |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0En0ahKlW3c|newspaper=[[You Tube]]|date=April 2016}}</ref> When Ted Cruz ended his campaign, Gilbert became a Trump supporter, envisioning and producing the now famous digital billboard "Super Trump"<ref name="New York Post">{{cite news|last=Campanile|first=Carl|title= ‘Super Trump’ ad in Times Square|url=https://nypost.com/2016/09/12/super-trump-ad-lands-in-times-square-after-hillarys-collapse|newspaper=[[New York Post]]|date=September 9, 2016}}</ref>that was displayed in Times Square.<ref name="The Hill">{{cite news|last=Vladimirov|first=Nikita|title=PAC buys 55-foot 'Super Trump' ad in Times Square|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/295725-roger-stones-pac-buys-55-foot-super-trump-ad-in-times|newspaper=[[The Hill]]|date=September 9, 2016}}</ref>The Super Trump billboard attracted CNN<ref name="CNN">{{cite news|last=Moos|first=Jeanne|title=Supter Trumpa and Naked Trump both Halting Traffic|url=https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2016/09/16/super-trump-vs-naked-trump-moos-pkg-erin.cnn|newspaper=[CNN]]|date=September 15, 2016}}</ref>and Fox News coverage<ref name="Fox News Insider">{{cite news|last= |first= |title=SuperPAC Placing ‘Super Trump’ Video Billboard in Times Square|url=https://insider.foxnews.com/2016/09/12/super-trump-video-billboard-going-ny-times-square-superpac-says|newspaper=[[ Fox News Insider]|date=September 12, 2016}}</ref>as well as hundreds of articles. Gilbert's brainchild idea was featured on Adweek and called it "a masterpiece of unintentional camp."<ref name="Adweek">{{cite news|last=Nudd|first=Tim|title=Ridiculous ‘Super Trump’ Billboard in Times Square Leaps Into Infamy in a Single Bound|url=https://www.adweek.com/creativity/ridiculous-super-trump-billboard-times-square-leaps-infamy-single-bound-173512/|newspaper=[[Adweek]]|date=September 15, 2016}}</ref> Gilbert then directed and produced a documentary short film called Banished: The Untold Story of Danney Williams. The film told the story of Bill Clinton's alleged black son, Danney Williams, and detailed Danney's quest to gain the recognition of his father and stepmother Hillary Clinton. <ref name="DailyM">{{cite news|last=|first=|title=Is this man Bill Clinton's love child? |url=https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3819671/Man-claiming-Bill-Clinton-s-illegitimate-son-prostitute-continues-campaign-former-president-recognize-him.html|newspaper=[[Daily Mail]]|date=October 3, 2016}}</ref>
==Filmography==
Source:<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/joel_gilbert/ | title=Joel Gilbert filmography | publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] | accessdate=December 31, 2012}}</ref>
* ''Bob Dylan: 1966 World Tour (The Home Movies)'' (2003)*
* ''Bob Dylan: World Tours 1966–1974 (Through The Camera Of Barry Feinstein)'' (2004)*
* ''Bob Dylan: 1975–1981 (Rolling Thunder and The Gospel Years)'' (2006)*
* ''Bob Dylan: The Unauthorized Documentaries'' (2006) [A repackaging of Gilbert's first three films]*
* ''Farewell Israel: Bush, Iran, and The Revolt of Islam'' (2007)**
* ''Inside Bob Dylan's Jesus Years: Busy Being Born... Again!'' (2008)*
* ''Bob Dylan Never Ending Tour Diaries: Drummer Winston Watson's Incredible Journey'' (2009)*
* ''Atomic Jihad: Ahmadinejad's Coming War For Islamic Revival And Obama's Politics of Defeat'' (2010)**
* ''Paul McCartney Really Is Dead: The Last Testament of George Harrison'' (2010)***
* ''Bob Dylan Revealed'' (2011)*
* ''Elvis Found Alive'' (2012)***
* ''Dreams from My Real Father|Dreams from My Real Father: A Story of Reds and Deception'' (2012)**
* ''There's No Place Like Utopia'' (2014)**
* ''The Constitution Strikes Back: Episode VIII - The Cruzade'' (2016)****
* ''Banished: The Untold Story of Danney Williams'' (2016)***
* ''Trump: The Art of the Insult'' (2017)*
* ''The Trayvon Hoax: Unmasking the Witness Fraud that Divided America'' (2019)**
(*) Music History Films (**) Political Documentaries (***) Spoofs/Mockumentaries (****) Animated Short (as classified by Gilbert)
==See also==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3041537/ IMDB Page]
* [http://www.highway61ent.com/ Official website for Highway 61 Entertainment]
* [http://www.elvisfoundalive.net/ Official website for Elvis Found Alive]
* [http://www.paulreallyisdead.com/ Official website for Paul McCartney Really is Dead]
* [http://www.bobdylandiaries.com/ Official website for Bob Dylan Never Ending Tour Diaries]
* [http://www.bobdylanjesus.com/ Official website for Inside Bob Dylan's Jesus Years]
* [http://www.farewellisrael.com/ Official website for Farewell Israel]
* [http://www.obamasrealfather.com/ Official website for Dreams from My Real Father]
* [http://www.atomicjihad.com/ Official website for Atomic Jihad]
* [http://www.theresnoplacelikeutopia.com/ Official website for There's No Place Like Utopia]
* [http://www.artoftheinsult.com/ Official website for Trump: The Art of the Insult]
* [http://www.bobdylanrevealed.com/ Official website for Bob Dylan Revealed]
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==Background==
Gilbert's full name is Joel Sion Gilbert. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1964, he later moved with his family to Oak Ridge, Tennessee as a child. Gilbert earned a BA (1986) from the University of London in Economics and Politics where he studied at both the London School of Economics and Politics and the School of Oriental and African Studies. Gilbert earned an MBA (1991) from George Washington University in finance before moving to Los Angeles in 1992 where he worked at Paramount Pictures as a financial analyst.<ref name="Gilbert Website">{{cite news|last=Gilbert|first=Joel|title=Biography|url=http://www.joelgilbert.net/joel-gilbert-biography|newspaper=[[]]|date=June 1, 2016}}</ref>
==Music==
Gilbert founded and performs as lead singer of the band "Highway 61 Revisited", in tribute to Bob Dylan. His inspiration to become a professional musician can be attributed to a Bob Dylan album he received in high school in the mid-1980s. His foray into music began and his passion took hold as he taught himself to play Bob Dylan songs.<ref name="American Songwriter">{{cite news|last=Schlansky|first=Evan|title=An Extended Interview With Joel Gilbert|url=https://americansongwriter.com/2009/10/bob-dylans-shadow-an-extended-interview-with-joel-gilbert|newspaper=[ American Songwriter]]|date=August 1, 2005}}</ref>Gilbert sings and plays acoustic guitar, electric guitar, and harmonica in the band.<ref name="Isis Magazine">{{ cite news|last=Barker|first=Derek|title=How Does it Feel?|url=http://www.highway61revisited.com/pdfs/Press%20long%20HOW%20DOES%20IT%20FEEL.pdf|newspaper=[[]]|date=August 1, 2005}}</ref> Gilbert advertises his group as "The World's Only Bob Dylan' Tribute Show", and it features four of Bob Dylan's original band members.<ref name="Venue">{{cite news|last=Montgomery|first=Colin|title=On Highway 61|url=http://www.highway61revisited.com/pdfs/Venue%20article.pdf|newspaper=[[Venue]]|date=October 20, 2006}}</ref> These include Scarlet Rivera on violin, Rob Stoner on bass, Winston Watson on drums, and John Jackson on guitar. The group has toured in England <ref name="Bristol Evening Post">{{ cite news|last=Barker|first=Derek|title=Playing Tribute|url=http://www.highway61revisited.com/pdfs/Bristol%20Evening%20Post.pdf
|newspaper=[[Bristol Evening Post]]|date=October 26, 2006}}</ref>
and Ireland <ref name="Manchester Evening News">{{cite news|last=|first=|title=Dreams of Dylan's Disciple|url=http://www.highway61revisited.com/pdfs/Press%20long%20DREAMS%20DISCIPLE.pdf|newspaper=[[]]|date=August 1, 2005}}</ref>as well as throughout the United States. The "Take No Prisoners Tour" consisted of performances at California State Prisons, including Folsom Prison, <ref name="San Francisco Chronicle">{{ cite news|last=Melley=Brian|title=Musicians Sing for Folsom Prison|url=http://www.highway61revisited.com/pdfs/Press%20long%20HOW%20DOES%20IT%20FEEL.pdf|newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]|date=September 19, 2004}}</ref>San Quentin State Prison, Norco, Chino, Delano, and Kern Valley State Prison.<ref name="Valley Press">{{ cite news|last=Lake=Heather|title=Tribute Band Gives Prisoners Show|url=http://www.highway61revisited.com/pdfs/folsom_FULL.pdf
|newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]|date=September 19, 2004}}</ref>
The Band is highly acclaimed, Pete Howard wrote in Ice Magazine, "approached the Highway 61 Revisited show with a bit of skepticism, but was soon converted into a believer. Simply put, Joel Gilbert and his band absolutely nail it."<ref name="ICE">{{cite news|last=Howard|first=Pete|title=Highway 61 Re-Creates Dylan|url=http://www.highway61revisited.com/pdfs/Recreate_Dylan_FULL.pdf|newspaper=[[]]|date=August 1, 2005}}</ref>
==Reception==
=== Bob Dylan ===
Gilbert's first film on the famous singer, Bob Dylan 1966 World Tour, The Home Movies, featured Bob Dylan's first electric tour drummer Mickey Jones recounting the seminal Bob Dylan tour through his home movie footage. Scott Baur of the Associated Press wrote "Home movies aren't supposed to be this cool." <ref name="Associated Press">{{cite news|last=Bauer|first=Scott|title=Docu-Dylan|url=http://highway61ent.com/bob-dylan-66-world-tour/Associated_Press.jpg|newspaper=[[Associated Press]]|date=September 30, 2002}}</ref> Rolling Stone Magazine writer David Fricke wrote that drummer Mickey Jones "had his Kodak rolling the entire time from the corner of the stage."<ref name="Rolling Stone Magazine">{{cite news|last=Fricke|first=David|title=Bob Dylan's Home Movies|url=http://highway61ent.com/Rolling_Stone_Dylan.jpg|newspaper=[[Rolling Stone Magazine]]|date=January 10, 2002}}</ref> Ice Magazine wrote "The project is so unique in nature" and "must viewing for any self-respecting music historian"<ref name="Ice Mag">{{cite news|last=Howard|first=Pete|title=1966 Home Movies DVD |url=http://highway61ent.com/bob-dylan-66-world-tour/icemagazine.htm|newspaper=[[]]|date=October 3, 2001}}</ref>
In a review of Joel Gilbert's 2004 film, "Bob Dylan World Tours 1966–1974", Glide Magazine commented that Dylan's career during the nine years relevant to the film was "significant for any Bob Dylan fan." According to the same review, Gilbert is commended for his choice to portray the life of Dylan with greater authenticity through the lens of Dylan's chief photographer at the time, Barry Feinstein. It commended Gilbert saying "one must applaud Gilbert’s efforts and his love for music history. His passion for music in general is displayed in every scene." <ref name="Glide Magazine">{{ cite news|last=Gonulsen|first=Jason|title=Bob Dylan World Tours 1966-1974|url=http://highway61ent.com/bob-dylan-66-74-world-tours/glidemagazine.htm|newspaper=[Glide magazine]]|date=December 23, 2004}}</ref>
Scott Bauer of the Associated Press wrote, "Because he is such a Dylan fan, Gilbert is able to ferret out good information from his interview subjects." <ref name="AP">{{cite news|last=Bauer|first=Scott|title= Dylan DVD Deserves a Spot on the Shelf|url=http://highway61ent.com/bob-dylan-66-74-world-tours/ap.htm
|newspaper=[[AP]]|date=December 20, 2004}}</ref> Relix magazine noted "Gilbert's handiwork is extremely homespun, but entertaining and passionate."<ref name="Relix">{{ cite news|last=Jarnow|first=Jesse|title=Legends Bob Dylan World Tours 1966-1974|url=http://highway61ent.com/bob-dylan-66-74-world-tours/relixmagazine.htm|newspaper=[[Relix]]|date=April 2005}}</ref>
Gilbert's next film, Bob Dylan – 1975–1981 Rolling Thunder and The Gospel Years (2006), was received well by DVD Talk, who states the film "clock(s) in at a staggering four hours" and "questions an array of music biz types -- singers, studio musicians, record producers, critics, etc. -- about Bob Dylan's career from 1975 to 1981, a period in which he went from the ballyhooed Rolling Thunder concert tour to born-again Christianity." <ref>{{cite news|last=Bacharach|first=Phil|title=DVD review|url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/20978/bob-dylan-1975-1981-rolling-thunder-and-the-gospel-years/|accessdate=December 23, 2012|newspaper=[[DVD Talk]]|date=April 3, 2006}}</ref> Pete Howard of Ice Magazine wrote "an exciting, fun and educational experience for anyone who appreciates Dylan's music." <ref name="Ice Magazine">{{cite news|last=Howard|first=Pete|title=Here Comes the Story of 1975-1981|url=http://highway61ent.com/Web_Rolling_Thunder/reviews.htm|newspaper=[[]]|date=August 21, 2006}}</ref>
"Inside Bob Dylan's Jesus Years: Busy Being Born Again", the next documentary in chronological order, directed by Gilbert in 2008, was credited by DVD Talk as an "examination of the period from 1978 to 1981 where Dylan shook off his Jewish heritage and became a born-again, Evangelical Christian." <ref>{{cite news|last=Bailey|first=Jason|title=DVD review: Inside Bob Dylan's Jesus Years: Busy Being Born Again|url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/35110/inside-bob-dylans-jesus-years-busy-being-born-again/|accessdate=December 23, 2012|newspaper=[[DVD Talk]]|date=October 18, 2008}}</ref>The Washington Times wrote in "Taking Bob Dylan at Faith Value" noted this film "mines a period in Mr. Dylan’s career that is puzzled over, ignored or disdained by many fans: the three years, from 1979 to 1981, during which the rock icon devoted his recording and performing career to evangelical Christianity." <ref name="The Washington Times">{{cite news|last= |first= |title=Taking Bob Dylan at Faith Value|url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/oct/24/taking-bob-dylan-at-faith-value/|newspaper=[[The Washington Times]]|date=October 24, 2008}}</ref> Christianity Today wrote that the film "goes to great lengths to recreate that seminal period of Dylan's career and find some answers in it."<ref name="Christianity Today">{{cite news|last=Hurst|first=John|title=Inside Bob Dylan's Jesus Years|url=https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2008/januaryweb-only/insidebobdylanjesusyears.html|newspaper=[Christianity Today]]|date=January 1, 2008}}</ref>
Gilbert's final Dylan documentary, Bob Dylan Never Ending Tour Diaries, featured Dylan's drummer Winston Watson and was called "the harsh world of rock reality" by moviehabit.com. They also wrote, "the presentation quality here is outstanding" referring to Gilbert's Dylan films they wrote, "Each successive release has been more revealing and more satisfying." <ref name="Newspaper">{{cite news|last=Anderson|first=Matt|title=Bob Dylan Never Ending Tour Diaries|url=https://www.moviehabit.com/review.php?story=bob_dh09|newspaper=[[Newspaper]]|date=April 8, 2009}}</ref> DVDfile wrote "Its appeal can't be underestimated."
<ref name="DVDfile">{{cite news|last=Restaino|first=Mike|title=Bob Dylan Never Ending Tour Diaries|url=https://mvd.cloud/press/MVDV4855/mvdv4855_dvdfile.pdf |newspaper=[[]]|date=March 12, 2009}}</ref> Modern Drummer enthusiastically stated, "when a film draws you in, you know it works." <ref name="Modern Drummer ">{{cite news|last=|first=|title=Winston Watson|url=http://bobdylandiaries.com/images/ModernDrummerJune2009.pdf
|newspaper=[[Modern Drummer]]|date=June 2009}}</ref> Blogcritics described this film as "one of the better tour diary releases of its kind."<ref name="Blogcritics">{{cite news|last=Perkins|first=Jeff|title=Bob Dylan Never Ending Tour Diaries|url=https://mvd.cloud/press/MVDV4855/mvdv4855_blogcritics.pdf
|newspaper=[[Blogcritics]]|date=August 1, 2005}}</ref>
===Farewell Israel: Bush, Iran and the Revolt of Islam===
Gilbert's 2007 film, Farewell Israel: Bush, Iran and the Revolt of Islam is a history film "depicting the confrontation between Islam and the Jews that began in the Prophet Muhammad's time, and continues to this day".<ref name="Film Website">{{cite news|last=|first=|title= Farewell Israel: Bush, Iran and the Revolt of Islam|url=http://farewellisrael.com/home.html|newspaper=[[]]|date=December 2007}}</ref> The original music track features Bob Dylan band alumni Scarlet Rivera, Bruce Langhorne, and Rob Stoner.<ref name="Film Page">{{cite news|last=|first=|title= Farewell Israel: Bush, Iran and the Revolt of Islam|url=http://farewellisrael.com/about.html|newspaper=[[]]|date=December 2007}}</ref> Historian Rael Jean Issac, writing in Mideast Outpost, wrote "Joel Gilbert has pulled off a remarkable tour de force: in “Farewell Israel” he has produced a technically sophisticated, visually imaginative, scholarly documentary. The film’s enormous achievement is showing incontrovertibly the total misunderstanding of Islam that shapes the policy follies of the West in general and the U.S. and Israel in particular."<ref name="Mideast Outpost">{{cite news|last=Issac|first=Rael|title= Farewell Israel: Bush, Iran and the Revolt of Islam|url=http://farewellisrael.com/press/OutpostDec.pdf|newspaper=[Mideast Outpost]]|date=December 2007}}</ref> Dave Eberhard of Newsmax wrote "Farewell Israel reveals the full story of Israel and the West’s misunderstanding of Islam - and the coming tragic consequences of misunderstanding. If you are lucky enough to view the film, your mouth will drop open more than once.<ref name="Newsmax.com">{{cite news|last=Eberhard|first=Dave|title=Joel Gilbert's Farewell Israel Stuns|url=https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/farewell_israel_review/2008/08/14/121956.html|newspaper=[[Newsmax]]|date=January 2008}}</ref> All Movie Guide wrote "Filmmaker Joel Gilbert explores the conflict that has raged between the Arabs and the Jews since the time of the Prophet Muhammad. The grim truth about "Islamic Peace" finally comes into focus.<ref name="All Movie Guide">{{cite news|last=Buchanan|first=Jason |title=Farewell Israel|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/farewell-israel-bush-iran-and-the-revolt-of-islam-v415215|newspaper=[[All Movie Guide]]|date=December 2007}}</ref> The Jewish Advocate wrote "Farewell Israel will frighten you."<ref name="The Jewish Advocate">{{cite news|last=Ritvo|first=Molly|title= Farewell Israel Will Frighten You|url=http://farewellisrael.com/press/JewishAdvocate.pdf|newspaper=[[The Jewish Advocate]]|date=June 13, 2007}}</ref>
===Paul McCartney Really Is Dead===
Metro New York quoted Paul McCartney Really is Dead (2010), director Joel Gilbert, "this is a way to revisit the mystery and fun of the 'Paul is dead' urban legend". <ref name=" Metro New York">{{cite news|last=Healy|first=Pat|title=Is McCartney not half hte man he used to be?|url=http://paulreallyisdead.com/Metro_NYC_Philly_Boston.jpg?&articleid=1267979&format=&page=1&listingType=musi#articleFull|newspaper=[[Metro New York]]|date=September 29, 2010}}</ref> Q Magazine called it a "Daft documentary about The Fabs' infamous cover-up."<ref name="Q Magazine">{{cite news|last=Fyfe|first=Andy|title='Paul McCartney Really is Dead|url=http://paulreallyisdead.com/Q_Magazine_Review.jpg|newspaper=[[Q Magazine]]|date=December 2010}}</ref> The Boston Herald wrote "the fun, if ghoulish element, about watching the DVD is Gilbert's rat-a-at assemblage of clues...Is it tongue in cheek?"<ref name="Boston Herald">{{cite news|last=Sullivan|first=Jim|title=Dead Ringer |url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2010/07/15/dead-ringer/
|newspaper=[[Boston Herald]]|date=July 15, 2010}}</ref> The Houston Press said Director Joel Gilbert does a laudable and expert job of melding creative fan fantasy with the real aspects of Beatles albums, photography, and history - including a good chunk of rare footage - to make it all seem plausible. A bizarre little effort, but one absolutely worth seeing.<ref name="The Houston Press">{{cite news|last=Ruggiero|first=Bob|title= Beatles Mockumentary Revisits "Paul Is Dead" Myth|url=https://www.houstonpress.com/music/beatles-mockumentary-revisits-paul-is-dead-myth-6755612|newspaper=[[The Houston Press]]|date=August 1, 2005}}</ref>
===Elvis Found Alive===
The next film directed by gilber, ''Elvis Found Alive (2012)'', was lauded by ''Elvisinfo.net'' who said "Joel Gilbert's Elvis Found Alive is a sensational, evidence revealing 'mockumentary' supplemented by stunning new recordings by Elvis".<ref name="Elvisinfo.net">{{cite news|last=Patterson|first=Nigel|title=Elvis Found Alive|url=https://www.elvisinfonet.com/dvdreview_elvisfoundalive.htm|newspaper=[[Elvisinfo.net]]|date=January 2012}}</ref> Popshifter wrote, "For Elvis fans, Elvis Found Alive is a fun journey down memory lane and an entertaining 'what if' story. For conspiracy buffs, it’s a treasure trove of clues and secrets. Joel Gilbert has a knack for peering into the shadowy corners of celebrity history and bringing mind-boggling alternatives out into the light…"<ref name=" Popshifter">{{cite news|last= Lipski|first=Christian|title=The King and FBI: Elvis Found Alive|url=http://popshifter.com/2012-01-30/the-king-and-f-b-i-elvis-found-alive/
|newspaper=[[ Popshifter]]|date=January 30, 2012}}</ref> TV Tropes wrote "the fake Elvis does a damn good imitation" and "it's still cheesy as hell, though, and not to be taken seriously."<ref name="TV Tropes">{{cite news|last=|first=|title=Elvis Found Alive|url=https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/ElvisFoundAlive
|newspaper=[[TV Tropes]]|date=August 1, 2005}}</ref> AcousticMusic.com wrote "Elvis Found Alive! is a hoot and a half. If it doesn't become a cult item, it'll only be because the times are forcing Americans to lose their sense of irony…"<ref name=" AcousticMusic.com ">{{cite news|last= Tucker|first= Mark|title= Elvis Found Alive!|url=https://www.acousticmusic.com/fame/p07667.htm|newspaper=[[ AcousticMusic.com]]|date=January 2012}}</ref> Movie City News exclaimed, "Elvis Found Alive is a profoundly strange and surprising well-made mockumentary about one man's search for truth in the death of Elvis Presley…"<ref name="Movie City News">{{cite news|last= Dretzka|first= Gary|title= Elvis Found Alive|url=http://moviecitynews.com/author/gary-dretzka/
|newspaper=[[ Movie City News]]|date=February 2012}}</ref>
===Dreams from My Real Father===
Gilbert's Dreams from My Real Father (2012) was presented as an alternative history to Barack Obama's autobiography, Dreams from My Father (1995).<ref name="American Thinker">{{cite news|last=Lipkes|first=Jeff|title=Frank Marshall Davis Jr? |url=https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2012/09/frank_marshall_davis_jr.html
|newspaper=[[ American Thinker]]|date=September 20, 2012}}</ref> The film presents evidence that Chicago Communist Party USA activist and former Soviet agent Frank Marshall Davis, Obama's admitted mentor during his formative years in Hawaii, was also Obama's real biological father.<ref name="WND">{{cite news|last=Corsi|first=Jerome|title=FILM: PRESIDENT'S FATHER NOT BARACK OBAMA|url=https://www.wnd.com/2012/04/film-presidents-father-not-barack-obama/|newspaper=[[wnd.com]]|date=April 25, 2012}}</ref> The film went on to chronicle Davis' influence on Obama and how Obama's polices as president mirrored Davis' pro-communist world view. Initially, so called "birthers" who believed Obama was born in Kenya were shocked by the film but came to embrace it.<ref name="Front Page Magazine">{{cite news|last=Tapson|first=Mark|title= DREAMS FROM MY REAL FATHER|url=https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/140413/dreams-my-real-father-story-reds-and-deception-mark-tapson|newspaper=[[ Front Page Magazine]]|date=August 13, 2012}}</ref> Gilbert's presentation at the National Press Club in Washington DC<ref name="wnd">{{cite news|last=Unruh|first=Bob|title=See the man who challenges Obama's family story|url=https://www.wnd.com/2012/07/see-the-man-who-challenges-obamas-family-story/|newspaper=[[wnd.com]|date=July 30, 2012}}</ref>in August 2012 caused a media frenzy.<ref name="Daily Mail">{{cite news|last=|first=|title=Now it's getting REALLY dirty|url=https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2210012/Film-claiming-Obamas-mother-posed-pornographic-pictures-sent-million-swing-voters.html|newspaper=[[ Daily Mail]]|date=September 28, 2012}}</ref> Dreams from My Real Father was screened at the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida<ref name="wnd.com">{{cite news|last=|first=|title=OBAMA'S PAST READY TO ROCK RNC|url=https://www.wnd.com/2012/08/obamas-past-ready-to-rock-rnc/|newspaper=[[World Net Daily]]|date=August 26, 2012}}</ref> to much acclaim.
In the Autumn of 2012, Gilbert distributed 2 million free copies by mail<ref name="World Net">{{cite news|last=Corsi|first=Jerome|title= Swing-state stunner: 'Dreams' mailed to 2.7 million|url=https://www.wnd.com/2012/10/swing-state-stunner-dreams-mailed-to-2-7-million/?cat_orig=politics|newspaper=[[World Net Daily]]|date=October 7, 2012}}</ref>in mostly swing states during September-October 2012 to gain attention for the film.<ref name="New York Times">{{ cite news|last=Peters|first=Jeremy|title= Strident Anti-Obama Messages Flood Key States|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/24/us/politics/strident-anti-obama-messages-flood-key-states.html|newspaper=[[New York Times]]|date=October 23, 2012}}</ref> Leftist activists complained to the Federal Election Commission<ref name="Federal Election Commission">{{cite news|last=|first=|title=Before the Federal Election Commission |url=https://eqs.fec.gov/eqsdocsMUR/16044392671.pdf
|newspaper=[[ Federal Election Commission]]|date=April 14, 2016}}</ref>that Gilbert was violating election laws by distributing his film about Barack Obama, as well as by advertising the film in the New York Post.<ref name="World Net Daily">{{cite news|last=Corsi|first=Jerome|title=New York Post ad exposes Obama's 'real father|url=https://eqs.fec.gov/eqsdocsMUR/16044386724.pdf|newspaper=[[World Net Daily]]|date=February 10, 2014}}</ref> However, Gilbert fought back<ref name="Fed Election Commission">{{cite news|last=|first=|title=Before the Federal Election Commission |url=https://eqs.fec.gov/eqsdocsMUR/16044386847.pdf
|newspaper=[[ Federal Election Commission]]|date=March 26, 2014}}</ref>and won a landmark media ruling when the FEC ruled in Gilbert's favor that Gilbert was in fact a media entity with a press exemption as regards production and distribution of his documentary film. David Weigel wrote of Gilbert's victory in the Washington Post in a piece titled, "How a Film About Obama’s Communist ‘Real Father’ Won at the FEC"<ref name="The Washington Post">{{cite news|last=Weigel|first=David|title=How a film about Obama’s communist ‘real father’ won at the FEC|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/04/08/how-a-film-about-obamas-communist-real-father-won-at-the-fec/|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=April 8, 2016}}</ref> The FEC wrote "we voted to find no reason to believe that the filmmaker violated 52USC 30104c or 30120a by producing and distributing a documentary film".<ref name=foo>{{cite news|last=|first=|title=Before the Federal Election Commission |url=https://eqs.fec.gov/eqsdocsMUR/16044392671.pdf
|newspaper=[[ Federal Election Commission]]|date=April 14, 2016}}</ref> Barackobama.com and Leftist media attacked Gilbert and the film. The Daily Beast wrote, " With ‘Dreams From My Real Father,’ Have Obama Haters Hit Rock Bottom?"<ref name="The Daily Beast">{{cite news|last=Goldberg|first=Michelle|title= With ‘Dreams From My Real Father,’ Have Obama Haters Hit Rock Bottom?|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/with-dreams-from-my-real-father-have-obama-haters-hit-rock-bottom
|newspaper=[[ The Daily Beast]]|date=September 28, 2012}}</ref>and Slate Magazine wrote about "Birtherism and Frank Marshall Davis in Wisconsin".<ref name="Slate Magazine">{{cite news|last=Weigel|first=David|title=Birtherism and Frank Marshall Davis in Wisconsin |url=https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2012/10/birtherism-and-frank-marshall-davis-in-wisconsin.html|newspaper=[[Slate Magazine]]|date=October 15, 2012}}</ref> However, The Boston Globe covered Gilbert's 2015 interview with Barack Obama's half-brother, Malik Obama, where Malik agreed that Barack Obama looked like Frank Marshall Davis and requested a DNA test.<ref name="The Boston Globe">{{cite news|last=Stockman|first=Farah|title=With Brothers like Malik Obama, Who Needs Enemies?|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2015/07/24/why-obama-probably-won-spend-family-time-with-his-half-brother-kenya/XCltC1uPrV0MjiYxE518KN/story.html|newspaper=[[The Boston Globe]]|date=July 4, 2015}}</ref>
===There's No Place Like Utopia===
Gilberts 2014 film, There's No Place Like Utopia, opened in theaters in Denver and Houston. <ref name="Mojo">{{cite news|last= |first= |title=There's No Place Like Utopia |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=utopia.htm|newspaper=[[boxofficemojo.com]]|date=August 25, 2014}}</ref> Radio personality Rusty Humphries wrote “There’s No Place Like Utopia is a fresh, fast-paced, insightful look at the folly that is socialism. Joel Gilbert's gutsy style is apparent throughout the film.<ref name="Washington Times">{{cite news|last=Humphries|first=Rusty|title=Humphries: There's No Place Like Utopia |url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jul/29/theres-no-place-utopia/|newspaper=[[Washington Times]]|date=July 29, 2014}}</ref> The film also features interviews<ref name="Official Website">{{cite news|last=|first=|title=Official Website|url=http://www.theresnoplacelikeutopia.com/the-film/|newspaper=[[Official Website]]|date=August 1, 2014}}</ref> with Jack Cashill, David Horowitz, Dr. Jerome Corsi and KGB defector Konstantin Preobrazhensky. He describes socialism by saying, “It’s a fairy tale for illiterate people." <ref name="Accuracy in Media">{{cite news|last=Kincaid|first=Cliff|title=New Film Exposes and Mocks “Progressives”|url=https://www.aim.org/aim-column/new-film-exposes-and-mocks-progressives/|newspaper=[[Accuracy in Media]]|date=July 17, 2014}}</ref> American Thinker describes There’s No Place Like Utopia as "a film that gets to the heart of the progressive/communist project for America and where it is leading us" and regarding filmmaker Gilbert wrote "He’s the thinking man’s conservative Michael Moore."<ref name="americanthinker.com">{{cite news|last=Lifson|first=Thomas|title=Joel Gilbert's There’s No Place Like Utopia|url=https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2014/07/joel_gilberts_emtheres_no_place_like_utopiaem.html|newspaper=[[American Thinker]]|date=July 19, 2014}}</ref> Newsmax's review focused on Peggy Joseph's appearance,<ref name="">{{cite news|last=Corsi|first=Jerome|title= HEY, OBAMA! WHERE'S MY MORTGAGE PAYMENT?|url=https://www.wnd.com/2014/07/hey-obama-wheres-my-mortgage-payment/|newspaper=[[World Net Daily]]|date=July 14, 2014}}</ref> the young lady who famously said Obama would pay her mortgage and gas bills, whom Gilbert discovers is now anti-Obama conservative.<ref name="Newsmax">{{cite news|last=Billups|first=Andrea|title=Documentary Revisits Voters Disenchanted by Obama's 'Utopia'|url=https://www.newsmax.com/US/Joel-Gilbert-Obama-documentary-Utopia/2014/07/15/id/582741/
|newspaper=[[Newsmax]]|date=July 15, 2014}}</ref>
===Trump: The Art of the Insult===
Trump: The Art of the Insult is a hilarious revisit of the 2016 Presidential race where Trump "with a master plan of political incorrectness, used The Art of the Insult to brand political opponents and bash the media all the way to the White House".<ref name="Official Film Site">{{cite news|last=|first=|title=Trump: The Art of the Insult|url=http://artoftheinsult.com/|newspaper=[[]]|date=January 1, 2018}}</ref> Critics have raved about this film. Roger Stone wrote, "Literally, you can't stop laughing! I recommend The Art of the Insult, an incredible film by an extraordinary documentarian."<ref name="Stone Cold Truth">{{cite news|last=Stone|first=Roger|title=You Can't Stop Laughing|url=https://stonecoldtruth.com/|newspaper=[[Newspaper]]|date=August 1, 2005}}</ref> Jack Cashill wrote " Gilbert shows how Trump slices his way through the Republicans then outwits the deep state to beat Hillary."
<ref name="WND.com">{{cite news|last=Cashill|first=Jack|title=Trump and the art of the insult|url=https://www.wnd.com/2018/01/trump-and-the-art-of-the-insult/|newspaper=[[ WND.com]]|date=January 17, 2018}}</ref> Frank Hawkins wrote "America badly needed a fighter. This film is immensely satisfying. It can be enjoyed over and over again."
<ref name="Am Thinker">{{cite news|last=Hawkins|first=Frank|title=Trump: The Art of the Insult |url=https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/01/emtrump_the_art_of_the_insultem.html|newspaper=[[American Thinker]]|date=August 1, 2005}}</ref> Lloyd Billingsley wrote, Cinéma vérité at its finest, endlessly entertaining, and for all but the willfully blind, hugely instructive.<ref name="American Greatness">{{cite news|last=Billingsley|first=Lloyd|title=The Insults Will Be Televised|url=https://amgreatness.com/2017/11/11/the-insults-will-be-televised/|newspaper=[[American Greatness]]|date=November 11, 2017}}</ref> The Zenger News wrote "Five stars because it is entertaining as well as educational. Gilbert does it again!"<ref name="The Zenger News">{{cite news|last=Zenber|first=John |title= DONALD TRUMP IN”THE ART OF THE INSULT”|url=http://thezengernews.com/index.php/2017/12/23/review-movie-donald-trump-inthe-art-insult/|newspaper=[[The Zenger News]]|date=December 13, 2007}}</ref>
===Upcoming Release===
The latest film from Joel Gilbert, "The Trayvon Hoax - Unmasking The Witness Fraud That Divided America", releases Monday, September 16th of 2019 at The National Press Club in Washington, DC at an upcoming press conference where, according to The National Press Club, Mr. Gilbert will release his new film and book.<ref name="National Press Club">{{cite news|last=National Press Club|first=NPC|title=Press Conference and Screening|url=https://www.press.org/events/press-conference-and-film-screening-trayvon-hoax|newspaper=[[The National Press Club]]|date=September 12, 2019}}</ref>
==2016 Presidential Election==
Joel Gilbert was a video producer, media advisor, and writer for the Cruz for President campaign.<ref name="Front Page">{{cite news|last=Gilbert|first=Joel|title=CRUZ’S COURAGEOUS RIGHT MOVE|url=https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/264298/cruzs-courageous-right-move-joel-gilbert|newspaper=[[Front Page Magazine]]|date=September 26, 2016}}</ref> Gilbert also designed the Cruz for President official campaign poster<ref name="The Atlantic">{{cite news|last=Gibbens|first=Sarah|title=The Most Unusual 2016 Presidential Candidate Swag|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/07/photos-the-most-unusual-2016-presidential-candidate-swag/447894/|newspaper=[[The Atlantic]]|date=July 15, 2015}}</ref>and produced the animated short film, The Cruzade: The Constitution Strikes Back<ref name="Breitbart">{{cite news|last=Gilbert|first=Joel|title=The Constitution Strikes Back – The Cruzade|url=https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2015/12/17/watch-the-constitution-strikes-back-episode-vii-the-cruzade-starring-ted-cruz|newspaper=[[Breitbart]]|date=December 17, 2015}}</ref>as well as a campaign event warm up video "Imagine President Cruz."<ref name="You Tube">{{cite news|last=Gilbert|first=Joel|title=Imagine President Cruz |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0En0ahKlW3c|newspaper=[[You Tube]]|date=April 2016}}</ref> When Ted Cruz ended his campaign, Gilbert became a Trump supporter, envisioning and producing the now famous digital billboard "Super Trump"<ref name="New York Post">{{cite news|last=Campanile|first=Carl|title= ‘Super Trump’ ad in Times Square|url=https://nypost.com/2016/09/12/super-trump-ad-lands-in-times-square-after-hillarys-collapse|newspaper=[[New York Post]]|date=September 9, 2016}}</ref>that was displayed in Times Square.<ref name="The Hill">{{cite news|last=Vladimirov|first=Nikita|title=PAC buys 55-foot 'Super Trump' ad in Times Square|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/295725-roger-stones-pac-buys-55-foot-super-trump-ad-in-times|newspaper=[[The Hill]]|date=September 9, 2016}}</ref>The Super Trump billboard attracted CNN<ref name="CNN">{{cite news|last=Moos|first=Jeanne|title=Supter Trumpa and Naked Trump both Halting Traffic|url=https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2016/09/16/super-trump-vs-naked-trump-moos-pkg-erin.cnn|newspaper=[CNN]]|date=September 15, 2016}}</ref>and Fox News coverage<ref name="Fox News Insider">{{cite news|last= |first= |title=SuperPAC Placing ‘Super Trump’ Video Billboard in Times Square|url=https://insider.foxnews.com/2016/09/12/super-trump-video-billboard-going-ny-times-square-superpac-says|newspaper=[[ Fox News Insider]|date=September 12, 2016}}</ref>as well as hundreds of articles. Gilbert's brainchild idea was featured on Adweek and called it "a masterpiece of unintentional camp."<ref name="Adweek">{{cite news|last=Nudd|first=Tim|title=Ridiculous ‘Super Trump’ Billboard in Times Square Leaps Into Infamy in a Single Bound|url=https://www.adweek.com/creativity/ridiculous-super-trump-billboard-times-square-leaps-infamy-single-bound-173512/|newspaper=[[Adweek]]|date=September 15, 2016}}</ref> Gilbert then directed and produced a documentary short film called Banished: The Untold Story of Danney Williams. The film told the story of Bill Clinton's alleged black son, Danney Williams, and detailed Danney's quest to gain the recognition of his father and stepmother Hillary Clinton. <ref name="DailyM">{{cite news|last=|first=|title=Is this man Bill Clinton's love child? |url=https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3819671/Man-claiming-Bill-Clinton-s-illegitimate-son-prostitute-continues-campaign-former-president-recognize-him.html|newspaper=[[Daily Mail]]|date=October 3, 2016}}</ref>
==Filmography==
Source:<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/joel_gilbert/ | title=Joel Gilbert filmography | publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] | accessdate=December 31, 2012}}</ref>
* ''Bob Dylan: 1966 World Tour (The Home Movies)'' (2003)*
* ''Bob Dylan: World Tours 1966–1974 (Through The Camera Of Barry Feinstein)'' (2004)*
* ''Bob Dylan: 1975–1981 (Rolling Thunder and The Gospel Years)'' (2006)*
* ''Bob Dylan: The Unauthorized Documentaries'' (2006) [A repackaging of Gilbert's first three films]*
* ''Farewell Israel: Bush, Iran, and The Revolt of Islam'' (2007)**
* ''Inside Bob Dylan's Jesus Years: Busy Being Born... Again!'' (2008)*
* ''Bob Dylan Never Ending Tour Diaries: Drummer Winston Watson's Incredible Journey'' (2009)*
* ''Atomic Jihad: Ahmadinejad's Coming War For Islamic Revival And Obama's Politics of Defeat'' (2010)**
* ''Paul McCartney Really Is Dead: The Last Testament of George Harrison'' (2010)***
* ''Bob Dylan Revealed'' (2011)*
* ''Elvis Found Alive'' (2012)***
* ''Dreams from My Real Father|Dreams from My Real Father: A Story of Reds and Deception'' (2012)**
* ''There's No Place Like Utopia'' (2014)**
* ''The Constitution Strikes Back: Episode VIII - The Cruzade'' (2016)****
* ''Banished: The Untold Story of Danney Williams'' (2016)***
* ''Trump: The Art of the Insult'' (2017)*
* ''The Trayvon Hoax: Unmasking the Witness Fraud that Divided America'' (2019)**
(*) Music History Films (**) Political Documentaries (***) Spoofs/Mockumentaries (****) Animated Short (as classified by Gilbert)
==See also==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3041537/ IMDB Page]
* [http://www.highway61ent.com/ Official website for Highway 61 Entertainment]
* [http://www.elvisfoundalive.net/ Official website for Elvis Found Alive]
* [http://www.paulreallyisdead.com/ Official website for Paul McCartney Really is Dead]
* [http://www.bobdylandiaries.com/ Official website for Bob Dylan Never Ending Tour Diaries]
* [http://www.bobdylanjesus.com/ Official website for Inside Bob Dylan's Jesus Years]
* [http://www.farewellisrael.com/ Official website for Farewell Israel]
* [http://www.obamasrealfather.com/ Official website for Dreams from My Real Father]
* [http://www.atomicjihad.com/ Official website for Atomic Jihad]
* [http://www.theresnoplacelikeutopia.com/ Official website for There's No Place Like Utopia]
* [http://www.artoftheinsult.com/ Official website for Trump: The Art of the Insult]
* [http://www.bobdylanrevealed.com/ Official website for Bob Dylan Revealed]
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