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Justin Simien (born May 7, 1983) is an American filmmaker, actor, and author. His first feature film, Dear White People, won the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Talent at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival.
Oct 17, 2023 · Award-winning multi-hyphenate filmmaker Justin Simien is known for his innovative storytelling and unique cinematic style. He has been a champion for change in Hollywood in front of and behind the camera since his 2014 directorial debut, “Dear White People.”
Aug 8, 2023 · The filmmaker Justin Simien was researching the Haunted Mansion long before he realized it. As a boy, he was a big fan of the Disney attraction.
Oct 31, 2023 · The creator of ‘Dear White People’ and director of ‘Haunted Mansion’ opens up about his filmmaking journey. Justin Simien has a knack for finding a way where others would remain stuck in place.
3 days ago · Actor-writer Tawny Newsome (“Star Trek: Lower Decks”) and writer-director Justin Simien (“Dear White People,” “Haunted Mansion”) are developing a new live-action comedy set in the ...
Jan 24, 2023 · Justin Simien's Culture Machine will host “Not Another Diversity Panel," featuring Tommy Oliver, Thembi Banks, Elegance Bratton and Barry Jenkins.
3 days ago · Posted July 28, 2024, 4:10 a.m. A brand-new Star Trek series is on the way from Lower Decks star Tawny Newsome and Haunted Mansion director Justin Simien. Announced during San Diego Comic-Con's ...
3 days ago · July 27, 2024 2:48pm. Justin Simien & Tawny Newsome photo: Sarah Coulter/Paramount+. A new series in development is going where no Star Trek show has gone before – into live-action comedy. The ...
Justin Simien is a writer, director, and producer of both television and film based in Los Angeles, California. In 2014 he wrote and directed his first feature film, the critically acclaimed indie Dear White People, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
Aug 23, 2019 · Director Justin Simien is the creator of the controversially-titled film Dear White People. It was later developed into a Netflix television program, now in its third season.
Culture Machine is the production company for Justin Simien, the award winning filmmaker, author and host behind Dear White People, Bad Hair and the KCRW podcast Don't @ Me.
Justin Simien (born May 7, 1983) is an American filmmaker, actor, and author. His first feature film, Dear White People, won the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Talent at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. It was later adapted into the Netflix series of the same name (2017–2021).
3 days ago · A New Star Trek Live-Action Comedy Is In the Works From Justin Simien and Tawny Newsome. A new Star Trek live-action comedy is in the works from Justin Semien and Tawny Newsome, where "Federation ...
Jul 28, 2023 · Haunted Mansion director Justin Simien discusses making his biggest movie yet. He talks about his experience working with legendary casting director Carmen Cuba, and finding his young lead,...
Justin Simien is known for Dear White People (2014), Dear White People (2017) and Bad Hair (2020).
1 day ago · The 'Star Trek' universe is set for a fresh take with a new live-action comedy series helmed by Tawny Newsome and Justin Simien. Announced at San Diego Comic-Con, this series will blend humor with ...
Mar 28, 2024 · Filmmaker Justin Simien, best known for his breakout feature and Netflix series Dear White People as well as last year’s Haunted Mansion, has teamed up with writer Christopher Yost and Tommy ...
Aug 2, 2023 · ‘Haunted Mansion’ Director Justin Simien on the Original Darker Ending and How Test Screenings Changed the Film. Casting LaKeith Stanfield in the lead role changed how the filmmaker approached...
Jul 27, 2023 · Director Justin Simien draws inspiration from his mother's New Orleans upbringing and the city's rich history in his approach to Haunted Mansion. Simien highlights the importance of the NOLA setting, emphasizing the multicultural and diverse nature of the city's history.
Oct 26, 2020 · It’s hard to overstate the seeming camp value of Bad Hair, Justin Simien’s newly released Hulu horror-satire about a Black woman whose weave starts murdering people. Set in 1989, it’s a...
Jul 28, 2023 · Justin Simien had his own art-house breakout, too, writing and directing the 2014 Sundance winner Dear White People, which led to a Netflix
Oct 17, 2014 · Meet Justin Simien, Director of Sundance Sensation Dear White People. Justin Simien talks to Vogue.com about Dear White People, the film loosely inspired by his own college experience which...
Jul 27, 2023 · Filmmaker Justin Simien was the main attraction at the July 15 red carpet premiere of his latest effort, The Haunted Mansion. But it wasn’t because he arrived in a floor-length cape, his...
1 day ago · SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - JULY 27: (L-R) Justin Simien, Alex Kurtzman, Akiva Goldsman, Henry Alonso ...[+] Myers, and Rebecca Romijn speak onstage during "Star Trek" | San Diego Comic Con on July 27 ...
May 2, 2018 · Justin Simien, the creator of the movie and Netflix show “Dear White People,” sees the role of the storyteller as giving people something they haven’t seen before or showing them how to...
Dear White People: Created by Justin Simien. With Logan Browning, Brandon P Bell, DeRon Horton, Antoinette Robertson. At a predominantly white Ivy League college, a group of black students navigate various forms of racial and other types of discrimination.
1 day ago · Announced at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday, the forthcoming series is being developed by Justin Simien, the creator of Dear White People, and Tawny Newsome, known for her role in Star Trek ...
45K Followers, 4,746 Following, 71 Posts - Justin Simien (@justin_simien) on Instagram: "Hollywood Black Aug 11 on @mgmplus || Husband to @rps.la || Father of @dearwhitepeople @badhairfilm @hauntedmansion & @culturemachineco".
Oct 16, 2014 · Justin Simien's film is funny, but it pushes viewers to think seriously about race and stereotypes in their own lives. Tongue-in-cheek title aside, he says the film speaks to the "human...
Dec 4, 2014 · Dear White People: Directed by Justin Simien. With Tyler James Williams, Tessa Thompson, Kyle Gallner, Teyonah Parris. The lives of four black students at an Ivy League college.
