A native of Austin, Texas, Joe W. Bratcher III was born the same day as Beethoven, with a book in one hand and a golf club in the other. A fervent musician, Joe studied piano -- becoming an accomplished player -- in addition to mathematics and philosophy and considered becoming a Catholic priest, a professional golfer, and mathematician before following his theoretical inclinations and studying philosophy at Tulane University.
After graduating from Tulane, Joe continued his studies at The University of Texas. It was while completing his PhD in Literary Criticism that he met his wife Elzbieta Szoka to whom he has been happily married since 1987 and with whom he is raising his two sons.
A strong supporter of social change, Joe is a generous sponsor of global organizations such as Amnesty International and local organizations including The Little Orchestra Society in New York City - a group that provides instruments, lessons, and support to disadvantaged youth who desire to pursue music. Joe's creative interests led to his founding and editing The Dirty Goat, a literary and art journal in 1988 and HOST Publications which publishes authors from around the world whose work might otherwise go unnoticed in the United States. It was in one of these works that Joe saw the promise of a feature film and after almost 2 years of development, Joe served as executive producer on Screen Door Jesus.
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