Director
Justin Oakey
St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada · 17 films
Justin Oakey is a bilingual (English-French) writer/director from Newfoundland, where he lives with his wife, children, and animals. He lives a traditional lifestyle full of hunting, fishing, raising, and storytelling. Following his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film Studies from Ryerson University, his award-winning films introduced a romantic, atmospheric vision of his home in rural Newfoundland to screens around the world. His claustrophobic micro-budget Riverhead (2016) and tense neo-noir thriller A Fire In The Cold Season (2019) found acclaim at film festivals and nominations at the Canadian Screen Awards. He currently has three features in development. Also an accomplished editor of film and television, Justin has worked on a number of highly anticipated titles – most recently fantasy drama The King Tide (starring Clayne Crawford and Frances Fisher – TIFF ‘23) and crime thriller Blood For Dust (starring Scoot McNairy and Kit Harington – Tribeca ‘23).
Best known for
Filmography 17
Purgatory
2026 · Editor
The Outer Threat
2026 · Editor
On Hoopla
Dolly
2026 · Editor
On Hulu
Oliver
2025 · Editor
Hangashore
2025 · Writer, Director
Pearls
2024 · Editor
The King Tide
2024 · Editor
On Tubi TV
Blood for Dust
2024 · Editor
On Hulu
A Small Fortune
2021 · Editor
On Plex
Under the Weather
2020 · Editor
Melody
2019 · Editor
A Fire in the Cold Season
2019 · Director, Writer
On Tubi TV
Incredible Violence
2018 · Editor
On fuboTV
Riverhead
2016 · Producer, Director
On Plex
Flankers
2014 · Writer, Producer
On Vimeo
The World Is Burning
2014 · Writer, Director
Mitten
2013 · Editor