William J Saunders (who goes by "Joe") is an EMMY Award winning filmmaker best known for his feature length documentaries Billy Mize and the Bakersfield Sound, The Penny Black, and the Coach Snoop doc-series. He also works in narrative features, animated features, commercials and new media. He is a Film Independent fellow, a member of the Director Guild of America and obtained a MFA in Directing from Columbia University's School of the Arts.