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Justice Whitaker

Assistant Professor

Department
Film/Video
School
School of Art
Email
jwhita32@pratt.edu
Phone
718.636.3633
Website
https://www.JusticeAWhitaker.com

Justice A. Whitaker is a Writer/Director/Producer focused on illuminating stories from around the globe through his work. A member of the WGA he has written for Sesame Street and Moonbug Entertainment. He most recently directed the hour long documentary “Milestone Generations” (HBO MAX) in conjunction with Ally and DC, a film that examines the 30 year history of Milestone Comics. He is currently co-directing a documentary film about the Full Circle Expedition, the first all Black expedition to summit Mt. Everest, co-produced with Westbrook Studios and REI Studios. Justice is committed to telling stories of the global African Diaspora and has written two feature screenplays set in West Africa and multiple screenplays and TV Pilots exploring the Black experience in America. Justice is also a professor of Non-Fiction Storytelling, Narrative Screenwriting and Professional Practices at Pratt University’s Film School in Brooklyn, where Justice lives with his wife and fellow documentarian, Rolake Bamgbose Whitaker.