Justin Streichman is a Los Angeles-based queer filmmaker and editor whose work spans documentary, horror, and experimental filmmaking. His short documentary DALE, featuring the first Asian American woman to join the Los Angeles Philharmonic, has screened internationally at festivals and won multiple Best Short Documentary awards. His editing work has been showcased on PBS, MoMA, the Hammer Museum, the Bienal de La Habana, and Ars Electronica, and includes an Emmy-nominated documentary episode for Postcards on Pioneer PBS. Streichman’s latest film, the psychological horror Lady Puritan (co-directed with Gustine Füdickar), premiered at the Boston Underground Film Festival and continues its festival run in 2026. He holds an MFA from UC Davis and a BA from UCLA.
*Director’s Circle Award*
DALE
Poppy Jasper International Film Festival
Hollister, California
2026
*Swift House Prize for Best Depiction of the Arts *
DALE
Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival
Middlebury, Vermont
2025
*Audience Choice Award for Best Short Documentary*
DALE
DisOrient
Eugene, Oregon
2025
*Best Documentary Portrait*
DALE
DOC LA
Los Angeles, California
2024
*Best Short Documentary Winner*
DALE
Albuquerque Film & Music Experience
Albuquerque, New Mexico
2024
Current City
Los Angeles
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