Joseph F. Lovett was a veteran documentarian for ABC, CBS, HBO, and the Discovery Channel. He raised awareness of critical social issues throughout his career. After producing the first investigations on AIDS for ABC’s 20/20, Lovett created IN A NEW LIGHT (ABC), a series of annual AIDS outreach and entertainment specials. In 2001, Joe’s CANCER: EVOLUTION TO REVOLUTION and outreach for HBO won a Peabody Award and an Emmy nomination.

Lovett Productions, opened in 1989, produced over 35 hours of programming for prime time television and award-winning independent films that inform, inspire, and compel people into action, including his films GOING BLIND, GAY SEX IN THE 70s, and CHILDREN OF THE INQUISITION; all have been utilized by a plethora of universities and community organizations.

In 2014, he founded and served as president of A Closer Look, Inc., a nonprofit organization that created and disseminated creative media & interactive expert-led discussions and workshops on trauma-focused themes. For a decade under his lead, the nonprofit fulfilled its mission utilizing his previous works as well as new ones—SOMETHING TERRIBLE HAPPENED TO JOEY and MEDITATION ON A SHOESTRING—for educational outreach.

Lovett passed away on July 14th, 2025.