æz dʒˈoʊ mˈeɪ, hiː mˌeɪd tˈɛn fˈɪlmz fɔːɹ kˌɑːntɪnˈɛntəlkˈʌnstfɪlm dʒˌiːˌɛmbˈiː ˈeɪtʃ ɪn bɜːlˈɪn; ðə fˈɜːst, ɪn dˈɛɹ tˈaɪf dˈɛs ʃˈætʃts ɪnðə dˈɛpθs ʌvðə pˈɪt wʌz ɹᵻlˈiːst ɪn noʊvˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛlv, fˈɑːloʊd baɪ vˈoːɹɡluːhən dˈɛs bˈɔːlkɐnbɹˌændz ðə bˈɔːlkən tɹˈeɪɾɚz stˈɑːɹɹɪŋ ˈɜːnst ɹˈaɪxɚ.
As Joe May, he made ten films for Continental-Kunstfilm GmbH in Berlin; the first, In der Tiefe des Schachtes (In the Depths of the Pit) was released in November 1912, followed by Vorglühen des Balkanbrandes (The Balkan Traitors) (starring Ernst Reicher).