J.M. Harper
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.
Crew
TV
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy
Editor
2022
Movie
A Kid from Coney Island
Director of Photography
2019
Movie
As We Speak: Rap Music on Trial
Director
2024
Movie
Down a Dark Stairwell
Editor
2020
Movie
Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma
Editor
2021
Movie
My Neighbor, Miguel
Director of Photography
2021
Movie
Beyond Number One
Director
2024
Movie
Soul Patrol
Director
2026