Justin Oakey

Biography

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).

Known for

A Fire in the Cold Season

13 September 2019

Credits

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
—	Dolly	Editor
—	Hangashore	Writer
—	Hangashore	Director
—	Hangashore	Producer
2024	The King Tide	Editor
2024	Blood for Dust	Editor
2024	Blood for Dust	Executive Producer
2021	A Small Fortune	Editor
2020	Under the Weather	Editor
2019	A Fire in the Cold Season	Director
2019	A Fire in the Cold Season	Writer
2019	A Fire in the Cold Season	Producer
2019	A Fire in the Cold Season	Story
2019	A Fire in the Cold Season	Editor
2019	Melody	Editor
2018	Incredible Violence	Epk Director
2018	Incredible Violence	Editor
2016	Riverhead	Director
2016	Riverhead	Screenplay
2016	Riverhead	Editor
2016	Riverhead	Producer
2014	Flankers	Writer
2014	Flankers	Producer
2014	Flankers	Director
2014	The World Is Burning	Writer
2014	The World Is Burning	Director
2014	The World Is Burning	Producer
2013	Mitten	Editor