ABOUT

Justin Fairweather is a filmmaker with an eye towards intermingling emotional truth with fresh innovation. His short film ROGER J. CARTER: REBEL REVOLUTIONARY was an official selection at SXSW 2023. Justin's 2018 thesis short, DOG PERSON, claimed the DGA Grand Jury Prize for Best African American Student Film in 2019. In 2026, his commercial for THE AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL was the official spot for the fest's 30th year anniversary.

 

Justin is also an alumni of the Black Boy Writes/Black Girl Writes screenwriting program, where he workshopped screenplays for film and television alike.

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With a portfolio spanning narratives, documentaries, and commercials, Justin aims to combine tones and genres to create new cinematic experiences tethered to relatable, human stories. Born in New York and raised in Maryland, Justin currently resides in Los Angeles, California.