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At the 2014 Sundance Film Festival premier of Dear White People, Simien publicly announced he is gay

Justin Simien is the writer / director and a producer of the critically acclaimed feature, Dear White People, which won the Special Jury Award for ‘Breakthrough Talent” at the 2014 Sundance film festival. The film was also awarded with the “Audience Award” at the 2014 San Francisco International Film Festival, and also earned Justin a spot in in Variety magazine’s “10 Directors to Watch”.
Justin gained national attention after making a “concept trailer” for his then unproduced screenplay of “Dear White People” that went viral on youtube garnering over a million views and fifty thousand dollars in donations from fans around the world. He has appeared on CNN to talk about the issues in the film and contributed articles to CNN.com and the Huffingtonpost.
Justin’s previous credits include the Streamy-nominated web series “INST MSGS,” which was distributed by Revision 3. In addition to producing and directing online companion pieces for Participant Media’s The Help, Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, and Middle Of Nowhere campaigns, he has also written, produced and directed for Take Part TV, Participant’s funded YouTube Channel.”
Before entering the world of content creation, Justin worked as a Publicist and Marketing specialist for film companies such as Paramount Pictures, Focus Features, and Sony Television.
Justin currently lives in Los Angeles, CA where he continues to write, direct and produce for film and television. (Justinsimien.com)