Justine is a writer, budding documentary producer, and veteran arts nonprofit professional based in Oakland, CA. She is currently producing the short documentary film Parastoo. She has been working in the documentary field for over a decade, the last five years of which at leading public media funder, co-producer, and broadcaster ITVS. She is ITVS’ Executive Coordinator, and Associate Project Director on the ITVS-led, NEA and Ford Foundation -funded study Examining the Relationship Between Documentary Filmmakers and Film Participants (report to be released Spring of 2024). Prior to ITVS, Justine was an integral part of Telling Pictures, a media production company founded by Oscar, Emmy, and Peabody award-winning filmmakers Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman. She was Assistant to the Directors on And the Oscar Goes To…(TCM/AMPAS, 2014) and The Hell-Raiser (Amazon/New Yorker, 2016), and Assistant to the Producers on Killing the Colorado (Discovery, 2016). Justine was Assistant to the Directors on the Academy Award-nominated short documentary End Game (Netflix, 2019). Justine is passionate about social equity, criminal legal reform, prison abolishment, and supporting womxn of color in the arts. As a descendant of Black enslaved peoples and Armenian refugees, she’s committed to freedom, access, and equal rights for all people. Justine has previously served on selection committees for the International Documentary Association Awards and grant review panels for the California Arts Council. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of Love for our Elders.