J.M. Harper
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
J.M. Harper
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.
Known For
Crew
(2024)
As We Speak: Rap Music on Trial
Director, Producer
(2021)
My Neighbor, Miguel
Director of Photography, Producer
(2021)
(2020)
Down a Dark Stairwell
Editor, Writer
(2019)
A Kid from Coney Island
Director of Photography, Editor