Noah Pohl

A native of Swampscott, Massachusetts, Noah Pohl started writing and directing films in high school. His 30-minute short, "Grandma Thug," helped him gain entry into Brown University. There, he earned an Honors Degree in Literary Arts, studying under screenwriters Erin Cressida Wilson, David Grimm and Aisha Rahman. While at Brown, he also co-directed the feature documentary, "Mission To Matrimony," which was selected to play multiple film festivals around the world. He followed that up by writing and directing a short film, "Expiration Date," named one of the Best Short Films of 2008 by Indy Mogul. From 2008-2011, Noah worked as an assistant to writer/producer Sascha Penn (Power; Survivor's Remorse) and director/producer Skot Bright (Dave Chappelle's Block Party; Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream), then co-produced and edited the 2012 viral video, the "Legitimate Rape Pharmaceutical Ad," condemning U.S. Rep. Todd Akin's controversial comments about "legitimate rape." The video was featured on Jezebel, Gawker, Reddit, The Huffington Post, RT News, The Daily Beast, and Buzzfeed -- which dubbed it "brilliant" -- after garnering nearly a million hits.