Nationality American Role Film director | Name Justin Evans Occupation film director | |
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Born March 1, 1973 (age 51) ( 1973-03-01 ) Honolulu, Hawaii, United States Movies A Lonely Place for Dying, Saturday Night Special Similar People Michael Scovotti, Ross Marquand, Michael Wincott, James Cromwell, Brent Daniels | ||
Known for A Lonely Place for Dying | ||
A Lonely Place For Dying - OFFICIAL SELECTION ÉCU 2011
Justin Eugene Evans (born March 1, 1973) is an American film director, cinematographer, screenwriter, producer, visual effects supervisor, inventor, Autism advocate and college instructor. His feature film, A Lonely Place for Dying, was accepted into 43 film festivals, nominated for 56 awards and won 29 including 18 as Best Picture. He is the founder and president of BryteWerks, a consumer electronics company. He is also a college instructor at The Art Institutes of Wisconsin.
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- A Lonely Place For Dying OFFICIAL SELECTION CU 2011
- Family history
- Early life
- Autism
- Filmography
- References
Family history
His Volga German family immigrated to the United States from the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic in 1918 during the Bolshevik Revolution. His family's farm had been seized by the Bolsheviks and his great-great-grandparents had been murdered in the struggle. His great-grandfather, Aleksander Pfeiffer, came to America as an indentured servant and orphan.
Early life
Justin Eugene Evans was born on March 1, 1973, in Honolulu, Hawaii. As a child, he lived in Clackamas, Oregon, and San Ramon, California. He attended Southern Oregon University before transferring to New York University's Tisch School of Arts.
Autism
His son, David Aleksander Evans, was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome in 2008. One of David's specialists diagnosed Justin himself with Aspergers six months later, in 2009.