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American film director, screenwriter and editor
Justin Kelly
Nationality
American Occupation(s) Director, screenwriter, editor
Justin Kelly
[1] is an American
film director ,
screenwriter and
film editor . He came to prominence as director and writer of
Sundance Film Festival 2015 select
I Am Michael , starring
James Franco and
Zachary Quinto .
[2]
[3] He then wrote and directed
King Cobra , which premiered at the 2016
Tribeca Film Festival starring
Christian Slater and
James Franco ,
[4] followed by Sony Pictures 2018 release
Welcome the Stranger starring
Riley Keough and
Caleb Landry Jones ,
[5] and most recently
JT LeRoy (2018) starring
Kristen Stewart and
Laura Dern .
[6]
Career
After a stream of directing short films
[7] as well as directing and editing music videos for artists such as
Gossip ,
Hunx and his Punx and
Tiny Hearts , Kelly worked as an editor
[8] before making the transition to feature film writer-director.
[9] Under the wing of film legend
Gus Van Sant ,
[10] he began shooting his first feature-length film
I Am Michael in summer of 2014. Starring actors
James Franco ,
Emma Roberts ,
Zachary Quinto and
Charlie Carver , the controversial
[11]
[12]
[13] film's premiere was announced as a premiere select at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival.
[14] It was released theatrically January 27, 2017.
[15]
Kelly's second feature-length film,
King Cobra , starring
James Franco and
Christian Slater , shot in the fall of 2015 and premiered at the 2016
Tribeca Film Festival .
[16]
[17] It was released theatrically via IFC Films on October 21, 2016.
[18] His third film
Welcome the Stranger starring
Abbey Lee ,
Riley Keough and
Caleb Landry Jones , shot in the summer of 2016 and was released via Sony Pictures on March 13, 2018.
[19] Kelly's fourth feature-length film,
JT LeRoy , based on the lives of
Savannah Knoop and
Laura Albert , a.k.a.
JT LeRoy , and starring
Kristen Stewart and
Laura Dern , had its world premiere as the closing night film of the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival. It was released April 26, 2019, by Universal Pictures.
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Filmography
References
^ Fleming, Mike (April 11, 2014).
"Justin Kelly Teams With James Franco & Gus Van Sant For 'Michael' " . Deadline. Retrieved December 9, 2014 .
^ Chang, Justin (December 8, 2014).
"Sundance Film Festival Announces 2015 Premieres Lineup" .
Variety . Retrieved December 9, 2014 .
^
"Sundance Premieres: James Franco returns to Park City - Inside Movies - EW.com" . EW.com . Retrieved 13 January 2015 .
^ Lee, Ashley (2016-03-02).
"Tribeca Film Festival Sets 'Hologram for the King,' 'Elvis & Nixon' World Premieres" .
The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 2016-05-29 .
^ Erbland, Kate (2018-02-06).
" 'Welcome the Stranger' Trailer: Riley Keough and Caleb Landry Jones Are Twisted Lovers in Justin Kelly's Creepy New Thriller" . IndieWire . Retrieved 2018-03-29 .
^ Sandberg, Patrik.
"Exclusive: See the First Pictures of Kristen Stewart as 'JT Leroy' " . W Magazine . Retrieved 2018-08-14 .
^
"Justin Kelly" . Vimeo . Retrieved 2018-03-29 .
^
"Justin Kelly" . IMDb . Retrieved 2018-03-29 .
^
"CATCH FIRE: Archive: Justin Kelly" . Catch-fire.com. Retrieved 13 January 2015 .
^ Mike Fleming Jr.
"Justin Kelly Teams With James Franco & Gus Van Sant For 'Michael' " . Deadline . Retrieved January 13, 2015 .
^ Eliza Berman (November 26, 2014).
"James Franco Zachary Quinto Charlie Carver threesome scene" . TIME.com . Retrieved January 13, 2015 .
^
"Here's Your First Look At James Franco & Zachary Quinto As Gay Lovers In Michael! Don't They Look Cute Together??" . Perezhilton.com. Retrieved January 13, 2015 .
^
"James Franco, Zachary Quinto and Charlie Carver Set for Steamy Ménage à Trois in Gay Drama 'Michael' " . TheWrap . Retrieved January 13, 2015 .
^ Chang, Justin (December 8, 2014).
"Sundance Film Festival Announces 2015 Premiers Lineup" .
Variety . Retrieved December 9, 2014 .
^
"James Franco Starrer 'I Am Michael' to Be Released by Brainstorm Media" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 2018-03-29 .
^ Lee, Ashley (2016-03-02).
"Tribeca Film Festival Sets 'Hologram for the King,' 'Elvis & Nixon' World Premieres" .
The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 2016-05-29 .
^ Ehrlich, David (2016-04-17).
" 'King Cobra' Is the 'Boogie Nights' of Gay Porn (Tribeca Review)" .
Indiewire . Retrieved 2016-05-29 .
^
"James Franco's 'King Cobra' Sells U.S. Rights to IFC" . TheWrap . 2016-07-18. Retrieved 2018-03-29 .
^ Ford, Rebecca (July 7, 2016).
"Riley Keough, Caleb Landry Jones, Abbey Lee Join Justin Kelly's Next Film (Exclusive)" .
The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved July 13, 2016 .
^ N'Duka, Amanda (2017-08-01).
"Kelvin Harrison Jr., Courtney Love, and James Jagger Board 'JT' Biopic" . Deadline.com. Retrieved 2017-08-01 .
^
"Movie stars pose for photos before premiere of closing film "Jeremiah Terminator Leroy" in Toronto" . XinhuaNet . 2018-09-16. Archived from
the original on September 16, 2018. Retrieved 2018-09-16 .
^ Erbland, Kate (August 14, 2018).
"TIFF Announces Chris Pine-Starring 'Outlaw King' Will Open Festival and Kristen Stewart's 'Jeremiah Terminator LeRoy' to Close" .
IndieWire . Retrieved August 14, 2018 .
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