JJ was born and raised in Colorado before moving to Paris, France to attend Eicar International School of Film and Television. “Nine Grams of Lead” will be his second short film. His debut film, Peacemaker was selected for competition and screened at six international festivals as well as Paris’ prestigious La Cinémathèque Française in December 2018 where it won Best Cinematography and Best Sound Design. Peacemaker was also selected to be screened in front of a live orchestral rendition of it’s