MISHNOON MANIFESTO
WE ARE
Award-winning filmmakers
conVERsation creators
Modern-day storytellers INspired by the classics
WE BELIEVE
Authentic stories will resonate
In a creative collaboration and environments that support self exploration & expression
WE CREATE
philosophical and often comedic content, showcased in multiple forms
WE WANT
To tell memorable & MEANingful stories
Who is Mishnoon?
Mishnoon is a full-service film & video production house based out of AustiN texas since 2008. we specialize in writing, producing, directing, and editing. We can write script & concepts AND/or execute pre-existing script & ideas. No matter where you’re at in the process we can help.
Mishnoon is headed by two Award Winning Filmmakers and brothers Josh and Nick Holden. Together they have produced and directed over 100 VIDEOS and written half a dozen narrative feature screenplays. They premiered their first feature film, “The Golden Rut”, at The Austin Film Festival and won"Best Feature"at the Sunset Film Festival in Los AngeleS. THEIR SECOND FEATURE FILM “Sell Out” won “Best feature” at Lone Start Film Festival, and played Austin Film Festival, Beverly Hills Film Festival, and Ft Lauderdale Film Festival. Distribution is Currently set for July 0f 2026. Their third feature film “Popping Locks” is currently in Pre-Production.
What does the word Mishnoon mean?
MisHnoon (Majnun) comes froms the arabic & Persian tale of Romeo and Juliet. After losing the love of his life, it’s said that Majnun eventually lost his mind and roamed the beaches writing poetry in the sand. Growing up in Louisiana, our Lebanese family would call us “majnun” as an endearing way to say that we were always up to something crazy. when we started our film company we decided to keep the tradition going and to this day we always strive to keep to the spirit of it’s origin alive and produce stories with heart, poetry, and personality.
WHO ARE THE HOLDEN BROTHERS?
Nick obtained his philosophy and literature degree from St. Edwards. Josh obtained a film degree from the University of Texas. before film they were musicians, most notably in the band Black Joe Lewis and the Holden Brothers.
They broke from music to study acting with Dana Wheeler and Marco Perella and then began a career writing and directing. They started out with a focus on acting and music: Filming short films, music videos, and studio sessions with Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, and the soundtrack of the Grammy and Oscar-nominated movie Crazy Heart (2009). Their kickstarter video was voted top 1o our of 30,000 videos, their web series, “The Fleshlife” premiered at SXSW in 2012, and both of their features have won film festivals.
they were born in Los Angeles but grew up in Lafayette, Louisiana. In 2002 they both moved to Austin, Tx and currently reside there with their wives and children.
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