Dwayne LeBlanc
Dwayne LeBlanc is a self-taught filmmaker. Originally from the Caribbean but based in Los Angeles, His practice focuses on themes of migration, visibility, dual identities and belonging. His debut narrative short film, Civic, was named one of The Best Movies of 2023 by The New Yorker. Collectively, his films have been presented at venues including MoMA, Harvard, Stanford, UC Berkeley, NYU, and CalArts. LeBlanc is one of Filmmaker Magazine’s ’25 New Faces of Independent Film,’ a 2024 Dolby Institute Fellow, and a 2025 MacDowell artist in residence, where he is developing his debut feature film.
Filmography
(All Short Films) Olympic Village, 2028 (2020), This Light is Fire Too (2021), Civic (2022), Now, Hear Me Good (2024), You Do Not Exist (2025).
Dwayne LeBlanc at IFFR
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You Do Not Exist
Dwayne LeBlanc | 8' | USA | World premiere
Booker returns, this time alone and introspective, rooted at home yet searching the skies. -
Now, Hear Me Good
Dwayne LeBlanc | 15' | USA | World premiere
When the party quietens, Booker is left with a silence he fills with music. -
Civic
Dwayne LeBlanc | 19' | USA | International premiere
Booker’s unannounced homecoming to South Central L.A. arouses ambivalent feelings, especially within himself.