JustinPemberton
- Director
- Producer
Justin Pemberton's work for the screen can be split roughly into two. His eclectic, award-winning run of documentaries includes motor-racing story Love, Speed and Loss and acclaimed Olympic saga The Golden Hour. He has also worked on many music projects, from music videos to documentaries about Anika Moa and the NZ Symphony Orchestra.
Biography
Take a look at Justin Pemberton's CV as a documentary director, and one thing becomes clear: he thrives on an unusual challenge. To date his documentaries have involved visits to contaminated nuclear sites, recreating the Olympic Games — 50 years after the fact — and exploring new ways of telling stories online. En route, he has ably tackled a number of 'big' topics: surveillance, capitalism, nuclear power.
Screenography
Awards
2024 New Zealand Television Award
Nominated for Best Documentary/Factual Director (with Britta Hawkins and Natalie Malcon): Escaping Utopia
2018 Canadian Screen Awards
Nominated for Best Original Interactive Production for Digital Media: I Spy (with My Five Eyes)
“Its makers deserve gold medals ... this was our Chariots of Fire. Just hope they show it to the team in London.”