Director // Editor // AI Architect

Josh Dubois is a seasoned film director, cinematographer, and editor at MMTH Creative Studio in Kansas City. With over twenty years in the advertising industry, he's developed a storytelling ability that truly connects with audiences — specializing in authentic, human pieces, and equally at home in comedy and in heartfelt, sentimental films.

Over more than a decade at Barkley, Josh directed and edited campaigns for brands like Motel 6, Solo Stove, Russell Athletic, Planet Fitness, and Hershey's, and helped grow the agency's in-house film team from two people to more than a dozen — serving as its creative lead. His work has been recognized nationally and internationally, including a Clio Gold, a Cannes Lions shortlist, and Shorty, Reggie, and Addy awards, along with festival honors like Best Kansas Feature at Tallgrass for his documentary "It Started with a Horse."

Today, Josh pairs that craft with modern production tools — building generative image and video pipelines that ship in real client work, always in service of the story and never the gimmick. Developing an eye for photography at an early age and an uncanny ability to bring art to the everyday, Josh brings craft to every detail and heart to every story he tells.

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AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Russell Athletic — "#SettleYourScore" / "Dear Seniors, Dear Coach"

  • Clio, Gold — "#SettleYourScore"

  • Clio, Shortlist — "Dear Seniors, Dear Coach"

  • Cannes Lions, Shortlist

  • Recognized by Communication Arts & Adweek

Motel 6 — "Grand Introduction"

  • Shorty, Winner — Best in Hospitality

  • Digiday — Best Brand Film Series

Hershey's — Take 5

  • National Addy — Best in Show

"Waste of Film" — National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

  • Shorty Social Good — Best Documentary

  • Shorty Social Good — Best on a Shoestring Budget

  • National Addy — Silver

  • Barkley — Idea of the Year

  • AdAge — Top 5 Creative Ideas of the Week (Editor's Pick)

  • Tallgrass Film Festival — Best Short Documentary

  • IndieFEST — Award of Excellence

  • Published in MUSE by Clio

Motel 6 — "Ski for All"

  • Reggie’s, Gold — Holiday / Seasonal Marketing

  • Reggie’s, Gold — Travel & Tourism Marketing

  • Digiday — Best Use of Stories

  • Digiday — Most Effective / Measurable Campaign

  • Shorty, Bronze — Travel & Tourism

  • Local Addy, Silver — Cinematography

  • Jay Chiat / 4A's — Shortlist

U.S. Bank — "Shopper's Cash"

  • IAC Award — Best Integrated Campaign, Financial Services

"It Started with a Horse" — Feature Documentary

  • Tallgrass International Film Festival — Best Kansas Feature

  • Kansas City International Film Festival - Official Selection

  • Kansas City Underground Film Festival - Official Selection