Official Selection Olive-Harvey College Criminal Justice Short Film Fest 2024
Through a series of intimate interviews with parents, children, neurologists, and the owner of a Texas cannabis cultivator; this mini documentary goes beyond the health benefits to explore conservative regulations and costly implications of this potentially life-changing medication.
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Muse by Clio: Inside a Stirring New Mini-Doc About Medical Marijuana for Kids With Epilepsy
Adweek: Powerful, Emotional Storytelling Shows How CBD Helped This Creative’s Epileptic Child
D Magazine: A Short Film Aims to Ease the Burden on Medical Cannabis for Texas Families
14 min.
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Directed by Justin Wilson
Written by Ryan Durr
Edited by Justin Wilson & Evan Linton
Content Producer: Leah Bohl
Post Producer: Keith Munley
Art Director: Jim Darling
Director of Photography: Phillip Sheldon
Steadicam Op: Jared Deer
AC: Nico Paprota, Scott Clark
Colorist: Artie Pena
Audio Recording: Tiago daSilva
Audio Mixer: Jake Kluge
Additional Camera: Lan Freedman
Asst. Producer: Ben Allison
Music: Shindig
Audience Award Winner – In-Edit Film Festival Chile 2013 – FILMAGE: THE STORY OF DESCENDENTS/ALL
Audience Award Winner – Nevada City Film Festival 2013 – FILMAGE: THE STORY OF DESCENDENTS/ALL
Best Music Related Film Winner – Snob Film Festival 2013 – FILMAGE: THE STORY OF DESCENDENTS/ALL
Long before Green Day and Blink 182 inflicted punk-rock’s puncture wound on the map of mainstream music, the Descendents were in a garage concocting the perfect mix of pop, angst, love, and coffee. FILMAGE: The Story of DESCENDENTS/ALL follows band leader/drummer/square-peg Bill Stevenson and his “caffeinated retardedness” as he pushes his rotating door of bandmates to “achieve ALL,” his philosophy of going for greatness at all costs. Stevenson is a force to be reckoned with, proving that not even a grapefruit-sized brain tumor can keep him down. Interviews with the band, along with Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters), Mike Watt (Minutemen), Brett Gurewitz (Bad Religion) and many more reveal the story of a band–if not THE band–responsible for pop-punk as you know it.
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“‘Filmage’ has genuine soul” – Los Angeles Times
“Behind every pop-punk success story is a debt to the original L.A. bands chronicled in this ingratiating docu.” – Variety
“Filmage is a tight, poignant exploration of Descendents and ALL… Tears were shed.” – Mostly Harmless
“One of the best untold stories of punk rock.” – HM Magazine
“Beautifully shot and lovingly told, it rises above being a story about two bands and instead becomes a time capsule of the punk genre and a genuinely human story.” – ABC Melbourne
“Visually appealing and tightly constructed… a well-paced and accessible piece of filmmaking” – The Varsity
90min.
Available at filmagemovie.com
Directed by Deedle LaCour & Matt Riggle
Director of Photography: Justin Wilson
Editors: Justin Wilson, James Rayburn, Deedle LaCour
Produced by: Stefany Strah, Deedle LaCour, Marissa LaCour, Justin Wilson, James Rayburn, Matt Riggle
Additional Camera: Daniel Jarvis, Kevin Kirchner
Thousands of tattoo shops around the world celebrate every Friday the 13th by giving small, inexpensive number 13 tattoos, but did you know the tradition started in Dallas? Follow Oliver Peck as he races to achieve the Guinness World Record for most 13 tattoos done in 24 hours. Along the way, we learn from a variety of interesting personalities like Frank Turner Henk Schiffmacher about the superstitious nature of the number 13 and its place within tattoo culture, gang culture and astrology.
Fat Wreck Chords… The influential music label proud to say they’ve spent the past 25 years “ruining punk rock”. A Fat Wreck tells the story of founders Fat Mike (of the legendary punk band NOFX) and his ex-wife Erin Kelly-Burkett, spanning the birth, growth, struggles, and survival of the Fat Wreck Chords label. Half inspirational story of chosen family and community, half debauchery and occasionally involuntary drug use… A Fat Wreck blazes exciting new ground in the cinematic genre of puppet-driven punk rock music documentary filmmaking. If you only see one film featuring a dominatrix spanking a puppet in your lifetime… Make it A Fat Wreck!
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“It’s like watching Sesame Street, if Sesame Street included a bit more partying and sunken eyelids.” – New Noise Magazine
“Perfectly described by its title.” … “All punk rock fans should see it at least once.”- Punknews
“A pretty impressive look into one of the most influential indie punk labels to come out of California, thanks to an unflinching look at it from the filmmakers.” – Blurtonline
“I honestly thought the movie could have used an extra half hour to go into more things because it seemed somewhat short.” – Readjunk
“Engaging to the viewer.” – Keeptrackofthetime
“Truly a documentary that speaks to generations of punk rock and music fans alike.” – Beatroute
Fat Wreck Documentary Set For Home Release – Exclaim
82 min.
Available at afatwreck.com
Director: Shaun M. Colon
Director of Photography: Justin Wilson & Johny Cane
Editor: Justin Wilson, Shaun M. Colon, Kyler Potter
Sound Engineer: Dusty Albertz
Color Grade: Dave Laird
Grand Prize Winner of the 2011 Project Reason Video Contest
Mega-churches have used religion as fund-raising tool for too long. They shower their followers in sanctimonious platitudes, then clamor for their cash. This video encourages a new definition of tithing by giving to causes with accountability.
3min.
Written & Directed by Tony Wann & Justin Wilson
Motion Graphics by Tony Wann
Live Action/Edit/Sound Design by Justin Wilson
Music: Good Old Neon
Featuring: Justin Lochlear, Sierra Sintic, Artie Pena, James Rayburn, Matt Pittman, David Slack
Official Selection 2009 AFI Film Festival
This is the story of 1968 told in chronological order exclusively using footage and commentary from the year. The soundtrack consists of hits from the year as well lesser known songs from artists of the day.
102 min.
Available upon request
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Hollywood Reporter: Docs Spotlighted at AFI 2009
KERA Think w/ Kris Boyd (One Nation)
Edited by Justin Wilson, Jack Waldrip and Tony Wann
Motion Graphics & Titles by Tony Wann
Sound Editor: Russell Smith
Executive Producer: Lola Lott
Special Mention – International Category @ Pink City Short Film Festival 2019, Jaipur
Best Editing @ The BUDDHA International Film Festival India 2019
An infrared travel diary from a month around Rajasthan, a state in northern India.
Official Selection of Dallas Videofest 24
Nomad couchsurfer Te’Devan travels through Texas from Barton Springs to the State Fair and gets mixed reactions to his sound healing abilities.
Director/Editor/Producer: Justin Wilson
2nd camera: Lan Freedman
The seed-to-sale process inside Texas’s only medical cannabis dispensary.
YOU CAN COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES: THE BIG BOYS tells the story of the beloved funk/punk band from Austin, Texas. Go beyond Austin’s city limits and hear from some of music & skateboarding’s greats about how the original “skate punk” band’s message of DIY positivity still resonates today. Hear from such legends as Tim Kerr (Big Boys), Fred Armisen (SNL), Tony Alva (Dogtown & Z-Boys), Jeff Ament (Pearl Jam), Exene Cervenka (X) & many more as this VHS-inspired trip takes you back to those hot summers of Texas in the 80s. And then go make your own art!
This film is in post-production.
Cinematography: Justin Wilson, Bryan Lee Taylor, Joe Salinas
Editors: Justin Wilson, Ryan Sherrell, Mike Wiebe, Kyler Potter
Produced by: Brian Flynn, Blaire Noonan, Jenn Beck, James Brandon, Jason Chief Turnbull
Photographs: Bill Daniel
Visual Effects: Jonathan Poritsky, Robert Rigdon, Justin Wilson
Sound Recording: Louis Rosado
Muralist: Creighton Tynes
Music by The Big Boys