• About Joél Mejia

Joél Mejia is an artivist, filmmaker, and cooperative strategist working at the intersection of culture, consciousness, and economic transformation. As the co-founder of Things Are Changing Productions, Joél creates films and immersive experiences that explore time, love, and human potential as living forces. His current feature documentary, Time is Art 2: The Frequency of Love, follows a visionary artist’s journey through grief, synchronicity, and spiritual awakening-inviting audiences to reconsider time not as a system to manage, but as a frequency to feel. His creative work is not separate from his economic practice-it is an extension of it. Joél is a cooperative developer and communications strategist with The ICA Group, where he supports the growth of worker-owned businesses and contributes to a broader movement toward employee ownership and the solidarity economy. He is also the founder of Mi Oh My Farms, a worker-owned cooperative rooted in food sovereignty, education, and regenerative design. Through this work, he has supported dozens of cooperatives and community-based enterprises in building models that center ownership, dignity, and collective power. Across film, food systems, and economic development, Joél’s work is guided by a deeper inquiry: how do we repair our relationship to time, to the Earth, and to each other? Rooted in his Afro-Latino and Taíno lineage, his approach weaves together indigenous wisdom, permaculture, and cultural storytelling as tools for healing and transformation. Whether designing cooperative ecosystems or crafting cinematic experiences, he is committed to building a future where art, economy, and spirit are no longer fragmented-but fully aligned. Joél lives and works in Kingston, New York, with his family.