J.M. Harper

History

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.

Movies

As We Speak
As We Speak
Producer
Bronx rap artist Kemba explores the growing weaponization of rap lyrics in the United States criminal justice system and abroad — revealing how law enforcement has quietly used artistic creation as evidence in criminal cases for decades.
As We Speak
As We Speak
Director
Bronx rap artist Kemba explores the growing weaponization of rap lyrics in the United States criminal justice system and abroad — revealing how law enforcement has quietly used artistic creation as evidence in criminal cases for decades.
My Neighbor, Miguel
My Neighbor, Miguel
Director of Photography
An exuberant 72 year-old gay artist named Miguel recalls his life of art and community in San Francisco during the AIDS epidemic.
My Neighbor, Miguel
My Neighbor, Miguel
Producer
An exuberant 72 year-old gay artist named Miguel recalls his life of art and community in San Francisco during the AIDS epidemic.
Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma
Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma
Editor
In 1970, Black educators in Chicago developed an alphabet flashcard set to provide Blackcentered teaching materials to the vastly white educational landscape and the Black ABCs were born.
Down a Dark Stairwell
Down a Dark Stairwell
Editor
Set in motion by a tragic police-involved shooting, two communities of color navigate fraught perceptions of injustice, inequality, and discrimination in the eyes of the law.
Down a Dark Stairwell
Down a Dark Stairwell
Writer
Set in motion by a tragic police-involved shooting, two communities of color navigate fraught perceptions of injustice, inequality, and discrimination in the eyes of the law.
A Kid from Coney Island
A Kid from Coney Island
Director of Photography
Feature documentary about the rise and fall, and rebirth of ex-NBA star, Stephon Marbury.
A Kid from Coney Island
A Kid from Coney Island
Editor
Feature documentary about the rise and fall, and rebirth of ex-NBA star, Stephon Marbury.