Justin Oakey

Justin Oakey is a Canadian film director.

Early life Oakey was born in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Career Oakey's debut feature film Riverhead was released in 2016.

He began his career as an editor before beginning to direct short films and music videos. His most noted short film, Flankers, was released in 2014,

Following Flankers he entered production on Riverhead, which premiered at the Atlantic International Film Festival in 2016.

His third narrative feature film, Hangashore, premiered at the 2025 Atlantic International Film Festival. It has won a number of awards, including the DGC Award for Best Director and a Special Jury Prize for Best Cinematography at the Canadian Film Festival.

He has also continued to work as an editor, both on his own films and on work by other directors. His most noted credits as an editor is on the 2025 horror film Dolly, and the 2023 fantasy film The King Tide, for which he won the award for Best Atlantic Editor at the 2023 Atlantic International Film Festival, and the award for Best Editing in a Feature Film at the 2024 Canadian Cinema Editors awards.

Filmography

Director Year Title Type 2013 The World Is Burning Short 2014 Flankers Short 2016 Riverhead Feature 2019 A Fire in the Cold Season Feature 2023 The Dogs of Petty Harbour Documentary 2025 Hangashore Feature

Editor Year Title Director Type 2008 V.C.R. Student Short 2010 Ludibrium Jonathan Balazs Student Short 2013 Mitten Amanda Row Short 2016 Riverhead Justin Oakey Feature 2018 Incredible Violence G. Patrick Condon Feature 2019 A Fire in the Cold Season Justin Oakey Feature 2019 Melody Anna Wheeler Short 2020 Under The Weather William D. MacGillivray Feature 2021 A Small Fortune Adam Perry Feature 2023 The Dogs of Petty Harbour Justin Oakey Documentary 2023 Blood for Dust Rod Blackhurst Feature 2023 The King Tide Christian Sparkes Feature 2024 Pearls Mike Simms Short 2025 Oliver Andrew Strickland Short 2025 Hangashore Justin Oakey Feature 2025 Dolly Rod Blackhurst Feature 2026 The Outer Threat William Woods Feature 2026 Purgatory Lindsay Lanzillotta Feature