Justin Simms

Justin Simms

EditorCrewDirectingProducerCinematographer Labrador City, Newfoundland, Canada 2002–2025 (23 year career)
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Biography

Justin Simms is a Newfoundland and Labrador filmmaker whose first feature film, Down to the Dirt, received the best Atlantic feature and best screenplay awards at the Atlantic Film Festival. His feature film adaptation Away from Everywhere (2016), based on the Chad Pelley novel of the same name, had its world premiere at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival as part of Telefilm Canada’s Perspectives Canada program. His non-fiction credits include Hard Light (2011), Danny (2014) and the short Hand.Line.C…

Known For

Filmography

Crew (99)

Movies (99)

Flickers

Flickers

2025

Editor

The Muse

The Muse

2025

Additional Editing

A Place to Wait and Watch

A Place to Wait and Watch

2025

Editor

Bedlamer

Bedlamer

2024

Editor

73 Seconds

73 Seconds

2024

Editor

Seguridad

Seguridad

2024

Cinematography

10.0
Ballad of North Whale

Ballad of North Whale

2024

Editor

Party Pirate

Party Pirate

2023

Editor

Sweetland

Sweetland

2023

First Assistant Director

6.0
The Gaze

The Gaze

2023

Editor

Close to the Bone: The Film

Close to the Bone: The Film

2023

Producer

Hebron Relocation

Hebron Relocation

2023

Editor

If Not to Die

If Not to Die

2023

Editor

Spirit Song Festival

Spirit Song Festival

2022

Editor

Bounce

Bounce

2022

Editor

Grown in Darkness

Grown in Darkness

2022

Editor

Vegas

Vegas

2022

Editor

Dead Wife Club

Dead Wife Club

2022

Editor

End of the Line

End of the Line

2022

Editor

Fishbowl

Fishbowl

2022

Editor

Nalujuk Night

Nalujuk Night

2021

Editor

Hell or Clean Water

Hell or Clean Water

2021

Editor

The Death of Winter

The Death of Winter

2019

Editor

Radical

Radical

2019

Editor

Always Going Never Gone

Always Going Never Gone

2019

Editor

Rick Mercer: 'Take Action' Figures

Rick Mercer: 'Take Action' Figures

2019

Additional Photography

Becoming Labrador

Becoming Labrador

2019

Director

Becoming Labrador

Becoming Labrador

2019

Director of Photography

Ghost Artist

Ghost Artist

2019

Editor

Malignant

Malignant

2018

Editor

Hopeless Romantic

Hopeless Romantic

2018

Editor

Love, Scott

Love, Scott

2018

Story Editor

6.2
Crown and Anchor

Crown and Anchor

2018

First Assistant Director

6.9
C Sharp and D Suspended

C Sharp and D Suspended

2018

Producer

Waste It

Waste It

2017

Editor

Casey

Casey

2017

Editor

Away from Everywhere

Away from Everywhere

2017

Director

3.3
Away from Everywhere

Away from Everywhere

2017

Editor

3.3
Skip

Skip

2016

Editor

Skip

Skip

2016

First Assistant Director

The Woman in White

The Woman in White

2016

Editor

HAND. LINE. COD.

HAND. LINE. COD.

2016

Additional Camera

HAND. LINE. COD.

HAND. LINE. COD.

2016

Director

HAND. LINE. COD.

HAND. LINE. COD.

2016

Editor

HAND. LINE. COD.

HAND. LINE. COD.

2016

Writer

Crocuses

Crocuses

2016

First Assistant Director

Danny

Danny

2015

Additional Camera

Danny

Danny

2015

Director

Danny

Danny

2015

Editor

Long Term Care

Long Term Care

2015

Assistant Director

The Tour

The Tour

2015

Editor

Between Two Walls

Between Two Walls

2014

Assistant Director

Between Two Walls

Between Two Walls

2014

Editor

Before the War

Before the War

2014

Editor

Song for Cuba

Song for Cuba

2014

Cinematography

Boarding

Boarding

2014

Editor

Sadie

Sadie

2014

Assistant Director

Infanticide!

Infanticide!

2013

First Assistant Director

Hold Fast

Hold Fast

2013

Additional Photography

5.4
Hold Fast

Hold Fast

2013

Director

5.4
Two Square Feet

Two Square Feet

2012

Editor

Two Square Feet

Two Square Feet

2012

First Assistant Director

A Life in the Days of Mary

A Life in the Days of Mary

2012

First Assistant Director

The White Balloon

The White Balloon

2011

Assistant Camera

Surprise!

Surprise!

2011

Cinematography

Hard Light

Hard Light

2011

Director

Hard Light

Hard Light

2011

Director of Photography

Hard Light

Hard Light

2011

Writer

Snarbuckled

Snarbuckled

2010

First Assistant Director

Cardboard Junction

Cardboard Junction

2010

Story Editor

Crackie

Crackie

2009

First Assistant Director

5.0
The Real Matriarch

The Real Matriarch

2009

Camera Operator

Sweet Pickle

Sweet Pickle

2009

Editor

The Magnificent Molly McBride

The Magnificent Molly McBride

2009

Editor

One of Us Cannot be Right

One of Us Cannot be Right

2008

Additional Editing

One of Us Cannot be Right

One of Us Cannot be Right

2008

Assistant Director

Heartless Disappearance Into Labrador Seas

Heartless Disappearance Into Labrador Seas

2008

Director

Heartless Disappearance Into Labrador Seas

Heartless Disappearance Into Labrador Seas

2008

Producer

Tiger Tom

Tiger Tom

2008

Production Manager

Down to the Dirt

Down to the Dirt

2008

Director

4.3
Down to the Dirt

Down to the Dirt

2008

Editor

4.3
Down to the Dirt

Down to the Dirt

2008

Producer

4.3
Down to the Dirt

Down to the Dirt

2008

Screenplay

4.3
Here on In

Here on In

2007

Editor

Diamonds in a Bucket

Diamonds in a Bucket

2007

Editor

Face Machine

Face Machine

2006

Director

Face Machine

Face Machine

2006

Writer

Punch-Up At A Wedding

Punch-Up At A Wedding

2006

Director

Punch-Up At A Wedding

Punch-Up At A Wedding

2006

Editor

Punch-Up At A Wedding

Punch-Up At A Wedding

2006

Screenplay

Pillowtalk

Pillowtalk

2005

Director of Photography

1.0
Pillowtalk

Pillowtalk

2005

Editor

1.0
The King Hunt

The King Hunt

2004

Director

The King Hunt

The King Hunt

2004

Editor

The King Hunt

The King Hunt

2004

Writer

Bloomsday Cabaret

Bloomsday Cabaret

2004

Assistant Camera

I Dare Not Go

I Dare Not Go

2004

Director of Photography

Behind the Red Door

Behind the Red Door

2003

Unit Publicist

5.3
Swallowed

Swallowed

2002

Production Manager