Justin Meckes is a writer and award-winning filmmaker living in Durham, NC. His writing career began with a journal inspired by Benjamin Franklin's daily record of virtue and self-improvement. His personal reflections quickly progressed into a news article concerning a week-long expedition to the Amazon rainforest and a long-form piece about a cross-country drive.

Justin’s short stories have appeared in online journals and magazines such as The Broadkill Review, Bewildering Stories, Idle Ink, Quail Bell Magazine, and Map Literary. He has also produced several works of fiction and is currently working on projects ranging from a series of middle-grade books to a historical novel.

Regarding his film work, “9 Brief Films from Suburban Zen” was a humorous spoken word piece that appeared in festivals across the country and won Best Overall Spoken Word Production at Longleaf Film Festival in his hometown, Raleigh, NC. Meanwhile, his animated film, “The Hot Air Balloon,” was screened at the 23rd RiverRun International Film Festival, which touts itself as “one of the premier film festivals in the southeastern United States.“ That same animated piece made its international premiere in Melbourne, Australia, in late 2022.

More recently, his films have screened at festivals across the United States, including cities in New York, New Jersey, Florida, and California. And his new children's film, "Triangle, Rectangle," was an official selection of the Los Angeles International Children's Film Festival before being invited to screen at the Re-Generation International Youth Film Festival in Melbourne, following in the footsteps of “The Hot Air Balloon.”

You can learn more about his past work in his CV. Tune into his Instagram page for information on his first live-action children’s film. Please use the contact form for additional inquiries.

“...[A]fter 45 years of research & study, the best advice I can give people is to be a little kinder to each other.”

— Aldous Huxley