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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Dear white people
- Dear white people
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Film & TV
Houston, Texas, USA
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). Simien has also been named to Variety's 2013 "10 Directors to Watch" list.
Known for
- Stay for the Q&A — Victor Zigler, CVS (Cinematographer)2026
- Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television — Self2025
- Hollywood Black — Self2024
- The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Titans — Self - Guest Judge2022
- Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror — Self2022
- Bad Hair — Reggie Watson2021
- After Trek2017
- The Boulet Brothers' Dragula — Self - Guest Judge2016
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter — Self2015
- RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars — Self - Guest Judge2012
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 23
- Total plays
- 34
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Justin
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Houston
- Occupation
- television producer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Official website
- justinsimien.com
- Image
- Justin Simien at Sundance 2014 speaking.jpg
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- Justin Simien
- sexual orientation
- homosexuality
- date of birth
- 1983-05-07
- social media followers
- 40644
- writing language
- English language
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