I have had the good fortune to work with a number of composers
and Jeff's ability and sensibility is superior 
He writes beautiful music; 
sometimes experimental, sometimes playful, and always moving
Annette Clarke, Executive producer, National Film Board of Canada      


NEWS
2019 - ICE BREAKERS - documentary 
FIN Atlantic International Film Festival - 18/09
Montreal International Black Film Festival 28/09       
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Ice Breakers introduces young hockey hopeful Josh Crooks, following his love of the game and his discovery of the Black hockey players in Nova Scotia who pioneered the nations favourite sport.
2019 - LUBEN AND ELENA - feature documentary 
FIN Atlantic International Film Festival - 15/09
St Johns Womens International Film Festival - 16/10
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A modern-day love story about renowned artists Luben Boykov and Elena Popova, who escape communist Bulgaria in the early 1990s and find refuge on the island of Newfoundland. Twenty-five years later, they embrace transformation in Sicily. In this visually stunning film, we are immersed in their creative process and their commitment to holding an honest mirror to each other. They remind us that the greatest risk to love and art is to take either for granted.
2019 - ANGEL PEACOCK - documentary short 
London Cross Cultural Lerner Centre- 29/09
     
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The Yazidi is small Kurdish-speaking sect from northern Iraq. After being held captive by ISIS for months, twelve year old Dawod and his mother Naro managed to escape by running through forests for nine days and nights. They made it to one of the refugee camps and eventually to Canada, arriving in London, Ontario in January 2018. This is the story of Dawod’s introduction to his new homeland.
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Settlling Scores: Q and A with composer Jeff Johnston 
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