About us
JJNeepinFilms INC is an independent and Indigenous production company based in Winnipeg, Canada.
Founded by JJ and Justina Neepin in 2012, the pair focus on stories close to their hearts.
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JJ Neepin is an Indigenous Director and Writer and is a member of the Fox Lake Cree Nation.
Born and raised in the nickel mining town of Thompson, JJ moved to Winnipeg at 16 years old to purse higher education and eventually a film career. Becoming a documentary filmmaker was never the plan but it gave her the most opportunities to create, learn and navigate in the Canadian film industry. It also provided so many chances to travel and meet people all over the world.
JJ has written, directed and produced several short films with her company JJNeepinFilms INC.
She has also directed several documentary television shows:
• Several episodes of APTN’s Metis series, Michif Country
• APTN’s TAKEN about Canada’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls.
• APTN’s ghost series THE OTHER SIDE
• APTN’s Indigenous Music Doc Series, AMPLIFY
She’s received the following awards and fellowships:
• Women in View – 5 in Focus: Indigenous Cohort of 2021
• Selected as one of the 2021 Berlinale Film Festival Talent Lab Participants
• CBC/WIDC Development Award for her supernatural, crime drama feature script LUMINOUS.
• 1 of 8 Directors for the Women in the Director’s Chair (WIDC) Story & Leadership Program 2018-2019.
• One of 6 Directors for the Inaugural Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television's 2017/2018 Directors Program for Women.
In between shows JJ takes every opportunity to learn and improve her skills, ready for the next challenge put in front of her. One of her main goals is to make the move from the documentary world to the scripted tv world, to make her first feature Luminous and to eventually creating her own tv series. When she finds time to relax, JJ enjoys reading and watching about true crime, binge watching Netflix documentaries, reading manga and writing more stories.
DIRECTOR REEL: (4:17 min) https://vimeo.com/444988179
HEADDRESS (2017, Documentary Short) - JJ Neepin looks at her great grandfather’s portrait.
Justina Neepin at 2019’s Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)
Justina Neepin is a Cree producer and filmmaker living in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and a graduate of the University of Manitoba. After winning the inaugural RBC Emerging Filmmaker pitch competition at the Gimli Film Festival, she formed a production company with her sister JJ Neepin, called JJNEEPINFILMS.
The pair have produced several short films that have played at numerous National and International Film Festivals. Justina is also the acting President of the Indigenous Filmmakers Association and one of the co-founders of the Indigenous Film Summit.
When Justina isn’t working, she volunteers her time with the Winnipeg Indigenous Filmmakers Collective, DGC BIPOC Board and teaching workshops.