photo courtesy of Charleston City Paper

Justin Nathanson is an American Independent Filmmaker living and working in the low country. After winning best student filmmaker 3 years in a row, Justin completed his directorial feature film debut at 19 years old, while still at New York’s prestigious School of Visual Arts.

For the past 15 years, Justin has produced, directed or edited 5 critically acclaimed feature films, more than 10 television shows, many award winning short films, and countless nationally broadcast commercials and industrials.

Justin is Executive Director of ChasDOC, a non-profit organization he founded to create documentary films based on local stories. “Bin Yah: There’s No Place Like Home” is the first feature-length project of ChasDOC, premiering on PBS in June of 2007.

In addition to ChasDOC and running The Cut Company, a full service film & TV production company, Justin and partners are launching a new multi-media commercial advertising company early 2009.