About

Known credits:
92
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Place of birth:
Labrador City, Newfoundland, Canada
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Justin Simms

Overview

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.Cod (2016), which premiered at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival.

Known for

Directing
2019 Becoming Labrador Directing Director N/A
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2018 Crown and Anchor Directing First Assistant Director 58
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2017 Away from Everywhere Directing Director 58
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2016 Crocuses Directing First Assistant Director N/A
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2016 HAND. LINE. COD. Directing Director N/A
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2016 Skip Directing First Assistant Director N/A
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2015 Long Term Care Directing Assistant Director N/A
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2015 Danny Directing Director N/A
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2014 Sadie Directing Assistant Director N/A
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2014 Between Two Walls Directing Assistant Director N/A
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2013 Infanticide! Directing First Assistant Director N/A
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2013 Hold Fast Directing Director 58
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2012 A Life in the Days of Mary Directing First Assistant Director N/A
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2012 Two Square Feet Directing First Assistant Director N/A
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2011 Hard Light Directing Director N/A
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2009 Crackie Directing First Assistant Director 58
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2008 Down to the Dirt Directing Director 58
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2008 One of Us Cannot be Right Directing Assistant Director N/A
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2008 Heartless Disappearance Into Labrador Seas Directing Director N/A
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2006 Face Machine Directing Director N/A
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2006 Punch-Up At A Wedding Directing Director N/A
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2004 The King Hunt Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2018 Love, Scott Writing Story Editor 58
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2016 HAND. LINE. COD. Writing Writer N/A
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2011 Hard Light Writing Writer N/A
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2010 Cardboard Junction Writing Story Editor N/A
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2008 Down to the Dirt Writing Screenplay 58
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2006 Face Machine Writing Writer N/A
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2006 Punch-Up At A Wedding Writing Screenplay N/A
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2004 The King Hunt Writing Writer N/A
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Production
2023 Close to the Bone: The Film Production Producer N/A
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2018 C Sharp and D Suspended Production Producer N/A
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2008 Down to the Dirt Production Producer 58
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2008 Heartless Disappearance Into Labrador Seas Production Producer N/A
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2008 Tiger Tom Production Production Manager N/A
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2002 Swallowed Production Production Manager N/A
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Camera
2019 Becoming Labrador Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2019 Rick Mercer: 'Take Action' Figures Camera Additional Photography N/A
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2016 HAND. LINE. COD. Camera Additional Camera N/A
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2015 Danny Camera Additional Camera N/A
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2013 Hold Fast Camera Additional Photography 58
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2011 The White Balloon Camera Assistant Camera N/A
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2011 Hard Light Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2005 Pillowtalk Camera Director of Photography 58
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2004 Bloomsday Cabaret Camera Assistant Camera N/A
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2004 I Dare Not Go Camera Director of Photography N/A
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Crew
2024 Seguridad Crew Cinematography 58
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2014 Song for Cuba Crew Cinematography N/A
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2003 Behind the Red Door Crew Unit Publicist 58
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Editing
2025 A Place to Wait and Watch Editing Editor N/A
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2024 Bedlamer Editing Editor N/A
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2024 73 Seconds Editing Editor N/A
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2024 Ballad of North Whale Editing Editor N/A
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2023 If Not to Die Editing Editor N/A
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2023 Party Pirate Editing Editor N/A
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2023 The Gaze Editing Editor N/A
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2023 Hebron Relocation Editing Editor N/A
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2022 End of the Line Editing Editor N/A
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2022 Spirit Song Festival Editing Editor N/A
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2022 Dead Wife Club Editing Editor N/A
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2022 Bounce Editing Editor N/A
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2022 Fishbowl Editing Editor N/A
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2022 Grown in Darkness Editing Editor N/A
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2022 Vegas Editing Editor N/A
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2021 Nalujuk Night Editing Editor N/A
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2021 Hell or Clean Water Editing Editor N/A
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2019 The Death of Winter Editing Editor N/A
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2019 Ghost Artist Editing Editor N/A
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2019 Radical Editing Editor N/A
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2019 Always Going Never Gone Editing Editor N/A
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2018 Hopeless Romantic Editing Editor N/A
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2018 Malignant Editing Editor N/A
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2017 Casey Editing Editor N/A
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2017 Waste It Editing Editor N/A
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2017 Away from Everywhere Editing Editor 58
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2016 HAND. LINE. COD. Editing Editor N/A
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2016 Skip Editing Editor N/A
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2016 The Woman in White Editing Editor N/A
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2015 The Tour Editing Editor N/A
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2015 Danny Editing Editor N/A
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2014 Before the War Editing Editor N/A
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2014 Boarding Editing Editor N/A
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2014 Between Two Walls Editing Editor N/A
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2012 Two Square Feet Editing Editor N/A
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2009 The Magnificent Molly McBride Editing Editor N/A
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2009 Sweet Pickle Editing Editor N/A
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2008 Down to the Dirt Editing Editor 58
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2008 One of Us Cannot be Right Editing Additional Editing N/A
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2007 Diamonds in a Bucket Editing Editor N/A
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2006 Punch-Up At A Wedding Editing Editor N/A
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2005 Pillowtalk Editing Editor 58
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2004 The King Hunt Editing Editor N/A
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