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Justin Burquist

Justin Burquist

American filmmaker

Justin Burquist is an American filmmaker and music video director who directed the films Broken Knuckles (2013), Touch (2022), and was the cinematographer for the films Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea (2023) and Pulp Friction (2021). Burquist's films have won awards at Oceanside International Film Festival and Berlin Short Film Festival.

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Early life

Burquist grew up in El Centro[1] and Imperial County, California.[2] He got involved in filmmaking at a young age after his brother brought home a video camera from school.[1] He graduated from Holtville High School in 2001, attended Imperial Valley College[2] and graduated from San Diego State University Imperial Valley Campus in Calexico[3] before moving to Kensington, San Diego.[2][4]

Career

Burquist started his career making short films and music videos,[2] directing videos like Glitter Star by Dynamite Doll.[5] He helped pitch the idea for the Imperial Valley Film Festival which began in 2010,[2] and his work is often submitted there.[6]

In 2013, Burquist started production on the second season of the web series Proxy titled Proxy 2: The Mortido. He cited Brian De Palma and Andrei Tarkovsky as influences.[7]

In 2019, Burquist completed a music video he had been working on for more than five years.[8] In 2023, his film Touch screened at Monster Fest and Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival,[2] where he was a panelist with Randy Davison.[9] In 2024, he was the director of photography on a dystopian film called Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea which screened at Oceanside International Film Festival.[1]

Filmography

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References

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    Bazarte, Karina (2024-02-02). "Imperial Valley native to screen film at an international film festival". KECY-TV. Archived from the original on 2024-02-03. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
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    Ramos, Katherine (2023-07-27). "Comic-Con 'Touched' by Local's Short Film". Calexico Chronicle. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
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    Villero, Joselito (2017-10-16). "Imperial Valley Film Festival features local and international filmmakers". The Desert Review. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
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    Sitton, Drew (2024-04-05). "The latest updates in Uptown". SDNews. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
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    Boyd, Carlton (2019-06-08). "Interview: San Diego Pop Artist/Fashion Designer Dynamite Doll Talks About Her Video "Glitter Star"". Dope Cause We Said. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
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    Teeters-Stewart, Charla (2022). "Hooray for Valleywood!". Imperial Valley Alive. 6 (4): 13, 32 – via Issuu.
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    Huhn, Taryn (2013-04-02). "San Diego Webseries "Proxy 2: The Mortido" in Production". San Diego Entertainer Magazine. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
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    Ramos, Katherine (2019-10-21). "'Manos Que Nos Hicieron' takes Best of Film Festival". The Desert Review. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
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    "Comic-Con 2023: Touch". San Diego Comic Con. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
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    Pantovich, Mila (2013-04-10). In this episode: fitness, art, interview with local filmmaker Justin Burquist and music from Blacktop Royalty | SD Entertainer Magazine. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
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    "'Friends of the Film Consortium' screening and "A Simple Twist"". Film Consortium San Diego. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
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    Cherry, Rebecca (2023-07-19). "Review: Touch". Film Carnage. Archived from the original on 2023-07-21. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
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    Frausto, Elisabeth (2023-06-06). "La Jolla resident has special effect on local film up for San Diego Film Awards". La Jolla Light. Archived from the original on 2023-06-07. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
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    Brewer, Mac (2023-11-15). "Charybdis Pictures Releases Trailer for Horror Comedy 'HEMET' Ahead of Premiere". Horror Society. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
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    "Imperial Valley Film Festival". Imperial Valley Press. 2013-08-04. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
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    Niles, Lou (2015-01-23). "2013 Highlights". Oceanside International Film Festival. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
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