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Justin Zimmerman
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Justin Zimmerman (born August 16, 1977) is a nationally recognized filmmaker and director. He has had numerous creative positions, including teaching at three colleges, and his production company, Bricker-Down Productions™, has been the recipient of several national awards. Early Life and Education Justin Zimmerman was born in Greenwich, Connecticut in 1977 and grew up in Wooster, OH. Zimmerman attended the Ohio State University, gaining an undergraduate degree in English, and attended Ohio University, graduating with an MFA in Film. First Films and Professional Career Zimmerman’s first film, ”Meeting Again,” was produced during his graduate studies and detailed the story of the Millfield Mine Disaster, as told by the last living survivor. This film was the recipient of the prestigious Parry/Billman grant and was featured at several Ohio conferences and festivals. His Ohio University Master’s thesis, “One of Five,” had been featured in multiple national film festivals and is currently distributed by Filmakers Library . “One of Five” crosscuts five families from across Ohio, dealing with varied mental, physical and emotional handicaps. Zimmerman proceeded to teach film studies at Ohio University, and was the instructor for the first undergraduate Sound for Film as well as Violence Through the Western Genre. He also served as a TA for Cinematography I and II for Director of Photography Richie Sherman. He ran the Athens County School Based Mentoring Program on a Department of Education grant for a year, before taking over a position at Denison University’s Cinema Department and then moving to start a Film, Video and Media emphasis for Western State College of Colorado. During this time, he received two grants from the Ohio Art Council – an Individual Artist Grant and a Fellowship– making him one of the youngest grant recipients of the largest amounts for film work. Zimmerman’s next film, “The Calling,” was aired on national public television through NETA and won two Telly Awards. Current Projects and Career His feature length adaptation of Stephen King’s “The Man Who Loved Flowers” was approved by the author and well received, but failed to find backing before the option elapsed. The script has never been released to the public, though a series of preproduction images shot on location in Maine were. At Western State College, Zimmerman completed several experimental films and began a yearly film and video Showcase for his students. His films “Lovesick,” “XC ” and “Gothic” were shown at film festivals and museums across the country. His most recent work, “Fireland,” examines one of America’s largest nursing home fires, an event that changed many federal and state laws but was ignored due to the JFK assassination the same week. Fireland premiered at the Ohio State Wexner Center and is used across Ohio for safety trainings and inspections. Awards Meeting Again Recipient — I. Hollis Parry/Ann Parry Billman Fine Arts Grant, '00 Official Selection — Appalachian Studies Conference, '01 Official Selection — Wayne National Forest Headquarters, Ohio, '02 One of Five Best Non-Fiction Short — Chicago/IFP Film Festival, '02 Official Selection — Long Beach International Film Festival, '02 Official Selection — Appalachian Studies Conference, '02 Fellowship — Ohio Arts Council, '03 Official Selection — Cleveland International Film Festival, '03 Best Documentary — OUSTUFF, '03 Official Selection — Ohio Independent Film Festival, '03 Official Selection — NextFrame Film Festival, screened in Japan, Chile, Morocco and seven states in multiple venues, '03 - '04 Official Selection — Iowa City International Documentary Festival, '04 Official Selection — Wexner Center For The Arts, '04 Semi-Finalist Documentary — Angelus Awards, '04 Official Selection — The Active Spectator, CalArts, '04 Official Selection — Colorado Academy, '05 Official Selection — Reel Fest Best of the West, '05 Official Selection — Inn At Arrowhead Film Festival, '06 The Calling Official Selection — New Hampshire Film Expo, '05 Nationally distributed to public television stations through NETA, '05 - '06 Official Selection — Inn At Arrowhead Film Festival, 06 Silver Award for Cinematography — 27th Annual Telly Awards, '06 Bronze Award for Sports Documentary — 27th Annual Telly Awards, '06 Official Selection — 9th Crested Butte Reel Fest, '06 Lovesick Official Selection — Museum of Contemporary Art/Denver Film Fest, '05 Official Selection — Western Film and Video Showcase, '05 Official Selection — Ophelia Project, '05 Official Selection — 8th Crested Butte Reel Fest, '05 Official Selection — Colorado Academy, '05 Official Selection — Denver Internationl Experimental Film Fest, '06 Fireland Individual Artist Grant — Ohio Arts Council, '04 Trailer, Official Selection — Wexner Center For The Arts, '04 Production Grant — Western Foundation, '05 Fine Cut, Official Selection — The Majestic, '06 Fine Cut, Official Selection — Ersthausen Fine Arts Center, '06 Fine Cut, Official Selection — Wexner Center For The Arts, '06 Official Selection — Ohio Fire Prevention Bureau, '06 - '07 Official Selection — 10th Crested Butte Reel Fest, '07 Edit Official Selection — 8th Crested Butte Reel Fest, '05 Best Film — 2nd Annual Western Film and Video Showcase, '06 Gothic Project Grant — Ohio Arts Council, '06 Official Selection — Ohio Independent Pictures Fiscal Agent Partner, '06 Official Selection — Adaptations Exhibit, Massillon Museum, '06 Official Selection — 10th Crested Butte Reel Fest, '07 Flight Official Selection — 9th Crested Butte Reel Fest, '06 Migraine Official Selection — 10th Crested Butte Reel Fest, '07 CW Official Selection — 10th Crested Butte Reel Fest, '07 Best Film — 3rd Annual Western Film and Video Showcase, '07 Notes and references 
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