Dwayne LeBlanc

LeBlanc is a Los Angeles-based, first-generation, Caribbean-American filmmaker. Primarily self-taught, his work centers on themes of migration, visibility, and dual identities. He was named one of Filmmaker Magazine’s 25 New Faces of Independent Film in 2023 and became a 2024 Fellow at the Dolby Institute. His debut narrative film, *Civic* (2022), an introspective short about homecoming, was listed as one of The Best Movies of 2023 by The New Yorker. The film received awards from both the jury and the audience at the Indie Memphis Film Festival and New Orleans Film Festival. It was selected for Berlinale International Film Festival’s Short Form Station and for IFFR 2023, continuing to screen at international film festivals and art institutions, including Lincoln Center, MoMA, and the Berkeley Academy Museum, among others. *Civic* has been acquired by the film studies department at Harvard University and is distributed on the Criterion Channel.