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Justin Burquist

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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.

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 2024, he was the director of photography on a dystopian film called Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea which screened at the 13th Oceanside International Film Festival.[1]

Touch short film

Main article: Touch (2022 film)

Burquist's short film Touch screened at Monster Fest in 2022, opening for the premiere of The Cost by Matthew Holmes.[9] In 2023, it screened at Berlin Short Film Festival,[10] Oceanside International Film Festival,[11] and the San Diego Comic-Con Independent Film Festival,[2] where Burquist was a panelist with actors Eva Ceja and Randy Davison.[12] It was released on Klipist[13] and received positive reviews.[14][15][16]

Personal life

Burquist currently resides in San Diego, California.[17][18]

Filmography

Year Title Director Writer Producer Cinematographer Notes
2009 Lou's Place Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Short film[19]
2011 Proxy Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:No Web series[7]
2013 Broken Knuckles Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:No Short film[20]
Between Bullets Template:Yes Template:No Template:No Template:No Web series featuring James Kyson[7]
2014 Twisted Road Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:No Short film[20]
2016 A Quintmas Carol Template:Yes Template:No Template:No Template:No Short film[21]
2021 Pulp Friction Template:No Template:No Template:No Template:Yes Short film
2022 Touch Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:No Template:No Short film[2][14][10]
2023 Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea Template:No Template:No Template:No Template:Yes [1][22][12]
TBA Template:Pending film Template:No Template:No Template:Yes Template:No Featuring Michael Madsen[4]

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Accolades

Festival Year Award Title Result Ref.
Oceanside International Film Festival 2013 Best Picture – Audience Choice Broken Knuckles Template:Won [23]
Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema 2022 Juan Ruiz Anchia Award for Best Cinematography Pulp Friction Template:Nom
Berlin Short Film Festival 2023 Best Horror Short Film – Audience Choice Touch Template:Won [10]
Imperial Valley Film Festival 2013 Best Cinematography Broken Knuckles Template:Won [24]
Various Artists independent Film Festival 2017 Best Comedy A Quint-mas Carol Template:Won
Imperial Valley Film Festival 2017 Best Music Video One Hundred Twenty by Emerald Portal Template:Won [3]
San Diego Film Awards 2023 Best Narrative Short Film Touch Template:Won [2]
Best Director Template:Nom [10]
Brightside Tavern Film Festival 2024 Best Director Horror/Thriller Template:Nom [25]
Best Horror/Thriller Template:Nom
Best Concept Template:Nom

References

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External links

This article incorporates text from the Wikipedia article "Justin Burquist", available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.Retrieved 2026-03-04.

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