Justin Tomchuk
NSCAD University, Bachelor of Fine Arts, 2012
Born and raised in rural Nova Scotia, multimedia artist Justin Tomchuk has amassed a sizable, dedicated following through his YouTube channel, posting a mix of episodic long-form series and bite-sized standalone shorts. His films blend a surrealist, lo-fi sensibility with an intricate level of detail and artistry, giving vibrant, pixelated life to everything from references to famous paintings, a shape-shifting clown monster, and a rapidly expanding Seinfeld with equal gusto. Like if David Lynch started making films in MS Paint. While his aesthetic often amplifies how deeply unsettling his films can be, they can also be laugh-out-loud funny, with a humour so irreverent it often catches you off guard. Come for the moody surrealism, stay to watch Caillou get launched out of a trebuchet while Werner Herzog narrates. Whether it’s fake fast food commercials, existential cans of soup, or The Good Doctor memes on a beach, there’s no one out there doing it like Justin Tomchuk. - OIAFF Website
Safe Mode (2022+ Online Webseries)
Director, Creator, Animator
Interface (2017-2021 Online Webseries)
Director, Creator, Animator
Où se trouve (Online Webseries)
Co Producer, Co Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Sound Mixer
Micro ASMR (Online Webseries)
Co Producer, Co Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Sound Mixer
The Last Druid: Garm Wars (2014 International Feature Film)
On Set VFX Coordinator
Brewing Happiness (2013 Short Film, Montreal)
Director of Photography
Crossing Over (2012 Short Film, Halifax)
1st Assistant Director, Sound Mixer, Original Score
When You're Gone (2012 Short Film, Halifax)
Director of Photography, VFX, Sound Mixer, Original Score
The Lone Tree (2012 Short Film, Halifax)
Sound Recordist
No One's Watching (2012 Short Film, Halifax)
Producer, Writer, Director, Editor, Sound Mixer, Original Score
Fuddle (2012 Short Film, Halifax)
Director of Photography
The Three of Us (2011 Short Film, Halifax)
Director of Photography
Gravity & Grace (2011 Independent Feature Film, Nova Scotia)
Data Manager, Assistant Editor, Grip
Smoulder (2011 Short Film, Halifax)
Camera Assistant, B-Roll, Sound Mixer & Designer
Shut Out (2011 Short Film, Halifax)
Director of Photography, Assistant Editor, Colour Corrector
Vent (2010 Short Film, Halifax)
Gaffer, Sound Mixer
The Right Answer (2010 Short Film, Halifax)
Sound Recordist, Colour Corrector
Boat Club (2010 Short Film, Halifax)
Sound Recordist, Sound Mixer
"After Hours"
MIZAJI Gallery, 3450 N Williams Ave. Portland, Oregan 2022
"Dreams To Remember"
Pop Up Exhibition, 5445 Avenue De Gaspé, Mile End, Montreal 2016
"Field Notes: Landscape and Architecture."
Black Box Gallery, Portland, Oregan (online & print) 2013
"Mobile Device Photography in Print"
Oculus Arts & QSQ Gallery, Toronto, Ontario (group & print) 2013