Justin Kelly (director)

Justin Kelly

Residence	Los Angeles, California, United States
Nationality	American
Occupation	Director, screenwriter, editor

Justin Kelly is an American film director, screenwriter and film editor. He came to prominence as director and writer of Sundance Film Festival 2015 premiere select I Am Michael, starring James Franco and Zachary Quinto. He then wrote and directed King Cobra, which premiered at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival starring Christian Slater and James Franco.

After a stream of directing and editing music videos for artists such as Gossip, Hunx and his Punx and Tiny Hearts, Kelly made the transition to feature film. Under the wing of film legend Gus Van Sant, he began shooting his first feature-length film I Am Michael in summer of 2014. Starring actors James Franco, Emma Roberts, Zachary Quinto and Charlie Carver, the controversial film's premiere was announced as a premiere select at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. In 2016, Kelly's second feature-length film, King Cobra, also produced by James Franco and starring Christian Slater, premiered at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival. Kelly is currently directing his third-untitled feature length film starring Abbey Lee, Riley Keough and Caleb Landry Jones.