JUSTIN TYLER CLOSE (b. 1984, Toronto, Canada) is an award-winning director, and visual artist. 

Justin founded the internationally distributed arts publication The Lab Magazine and was the editor-in-chief & creative director from 2010 - 2018.  

In 2020, Justin created his audio-visual installation titled The Fifty Eleven Project, exhibiting with the prestigious Copenhagen Contemporary Museum. 

Soon after, Justin wrote and directed two award-winning short films; Like Father Like Son and Where The Time Goes. He’s currently in post-production on his third short, ArRen, examining the lives of four Athenian taxi drivers.

He is currently developing a limited series based on the best selling novel Everything Beautiful Began After, and set to direct his debut feature film in the fall, 2026. 

contact: jclose.studio@gmail.com

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