J.M. Harper
Known For: Directing
Biography
Jason is a film director and documentarian living in Bed Stuy, Brooklyn with a treasure trove of expired Fuji 125T and a cat named Miles Davis. He is currently developing a long form narrative slate. He's edited four feature documentaries - including A Kid from Coney Island (Netflix), Down a Dark Stairwell (PBS) about the police murder of Akai Gurley and an upcoming feature documentary on Kanye West called Jeen-yuhs (Netflix). He's also just completed editing a docuseries based on the book How Music Got Free (AppleTV+). In his spare time, he teaches 16mm/35mm cinematography at a cinema arts non-profit called Mono No Aware.
Filmography
2026
- Soul Patrol ... (Director)
2024
- As We Speak: Rap Music on Trial ... (Director)
- Beyond Number One ... (Director)
2022
- jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy ... (Editor)
2021
- Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma ... (Editor)
- My Neighbor, Miguel ... (Director of Photography)
2020
- Down a Dark Stairwell ... (Editor)
2019
- A Kid from Coney Island ... (Director of Photography)