Justice Whitaker
Documents
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document fileCurrent Resume
Credits
| Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 |
Director/Producer
Television |
VICE NEWS: Illinois Cannabis Social Equity Story Vice News |
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| 2022 |
DIrector & Writer
Film |
Milestone Generations (HBO) DC COMICS + HBO |
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| 2020 |
Director & Editor
Film |
Kut to be the Best ( Documentary) RACE MATTERS SLO |
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| 2021 |
DIrector & Editor
Film |
Restrictions Apply RACE MATTERS SLO |
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| 2017 |
Grip/Dolly
Film |
Sicario 2: Soldado N.a / Black label Media |
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| 2017 |
Grip
Film |
Only the Brave Black Label Media |
Education
| Year | Qualification | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Film and TV Production | NYU TISCH School of the Arts |
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About me
Justice A. Whitaker is a Writer/Director/Producer focused on illuminating stories from around the globe through his work. A member of the WGA he has written for Sesame Street and Moonbug Entertainment. He most recently directed the hour long documentary “Milestone Generations” (HBO MAX) in conjunction with Ally and DC, a film that examines the 30 year history of Milestone Comics. He is currently co-directing a documentary film about the Full Circle Expedition, the first all Black expedition to summit Mt. Everest, co-produced with Westbrook Studios and REI Studios. Justice is committed to telling stories of the global African Diaspora and has written two feature screenplays set in West Africa and multiple screenplays and TV Pilots exploring the Black experience in America. Justice is also a professor of Non-Fiction Storytelling, Narrative Screenwriting and Professional Practices at Pratt University’s Film School in Brooklyn, where Justice lives with his wife and fellow documentarian, Rolake Bamgbose Whitaker.License & Passport
| Driver's License: | Yes |
Skills
| Secondary Job Title | Camera Operator |
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| Job Titles | Script Supervisor / Coordinator, Teacher, Creative Director, Key Grip, Camera Assistant, Photographer, Videographer, Director of Photography (DOP), Cinematographer, 1st Assistant Camera - Focus Puller, Camera Operator, Video Editor, Showrunner, 3rd AD (Assistant Director), 2nd AD (Assistant Director), 1st AD (Assistant Director), Producer, Director, Script Reader, Writer, Screenwriter |
| Years in industry | 6+ years |
| Organisations / Memberships | IATSE, WGAE (Writers Guild Association - East) |