EJ Johnson on Clubhouse

Bio

🎞 Award winning documentary filmmaker + photojournalist + former educator + Journalism grad student + in all I’m a Griot in the making! (He/Him/His)

◼️ I’ve Been Waiting DocuSeries (Coming Sept 2022)
🎥 Executive Producer & Director
👩🏾 👵🏾 I’ve Been Waiting is a three part docu series exploring the historical relationship between Black women and healthcare and how medical racism has created an environment of mistrust for many in the Black community; and how Black professionals across different industries are working to address the concern.

▪️A Food Justice Story (2021)
🎥 Executive Producer & Director
👨🏾‍🌾 Looking at the lack of access to fresh produce in communities of color in Dallas during a health & economic pandemic

◾️From the Block (Spring 2021)
🎥 Director & Co-Producer
👩🏾‍🏫 Looking at the role of Black educators and their impact on all students.

▪️Building The Bridge Film (2020)
🎥 Executive Producer & Director
🧑🏾‍💻 Is a story that follows three Black teens participating in a STEM program, while looking at what community members and educators are doing to exposure youth of color to STEAM opportunities in Dallas.
🎟Best Student Film (DC Black Film Festival)
🎟Audience Choice Documentary Feature Film (Capital City Black Film Festival / Austin, TX)

I’m always looking for new stories
🧑🏾‍💻 www.ejmultimedia.com

My on-going project to document the largest neighborhood in Dallas 🌃
www.oakcliffdocumentary.com

🗞 Published in:
PBS, KERA, ProPublica, HuffingtonPost, One Day, Deep Red Press, The Dallas Weekly, Dallas Observer

⚜️Genealogy work: documenting stories of Black elders and genealogy centering Louisiana, focusing on Natchitoches, Winn, Caddo, Rapides, and Iberville parishes and Texas (Lavaca County).

Languages: 🇵🇷 🇺🇸
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📍New Orleans & Dallas