Maximina Juson is a Filipino-American filmmaker, digital content creator, and musician known for her documentary feature One Person, One Vote? about "The Untold Story of the Electoral College."

Early Life and Education

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Juson attended Eugene Lang College at The New School for Social Research graduating with Liberal Arts degree in Creative Writing and Literature. Born in Manila, Philippines, Juson immigrated to the United States when she was an infant and was raised on the East Coast, spending most of her formative years and young adulthood in New York City.

Career

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Film

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Juson is founder of HUMovies, a film and video production company in Los Angeles. Juson's work has been recognized for its insightful exploration of complex social and political topics[1][2]. Her feature film debut One Person, One Vote? (2024) about "The Untold Story of the Electoral College follows four presidential electors, a Republican, a Democrat, a Green Party and a Kanye West elector in the 2020 Election. The story spans from the 1787 Constitutional Convention to the January 6th, 2021 and recalls the often overlooked role of slavery in its creation[3][4][5]. The film world premiered at The Pan African Film Festival where it won the Programmers' Award for Best Documentary[6]. The film was broadcast as the season opener for Independent Lens on PBS, Fall 2024[7][8] and was featured on The Daily Show[9] and Forbes[10]. She financed her directorial debut with assistance from the National Endowment for the Humanities[11]. Juson also served as writer, co-editor, and co-cinematographer on the film.

The film has been positively received by the academic community. It has screened at multiple colleges and universities including Columbia Journalism School[12], New York University, UC Davis[13], Rollins College[14][15], and Arizona State University[16], El Camino College[17].

  1. ^ McFarland, Melanie (2024-09-30). ""One Person, One Vote" is an election season must-watch". Salon. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
  2. ^ "A ★★★★ review of One Person, One Vote? (2024)". letterboxd.com. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
  3. ^ "One Person, One Vote? | Documentary | Independent Lens | PBS". Independent Lens. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
  4. ^ McFarland, Melanie (2024-09-30). ""One Person, One Vote" is an election season must-watch". Salon. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
  5. ^ Rampell, Ed (2024-09-29). "New Doc Unlocks America's Deep, Dark Anti-Democratic Secrets by Exposing Electoral College". CounterPunch.org. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
  6. ^ "One Person, One Vote? | One Person, One Vote? (California Only) | PAFF Virtual". watch.eventive.org. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
  7. ^ "List of Independent Lens films", Wikipedia, 2024-10-02, retrieved 2024-11-24
  8. ^ Morfoot, Addie (2024-08-23). "PBS Documentary Series 'Independent Lens' Reveals Fall Slate of Films (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
  9. ^ Jelani Cobb - "One Person, One Vote?" - Extended Interview - The Daily Show | Comedy Central. 2024-10-03. Retrieved 2024-11-24 – via www.cc.com.
  10. ^ Easton, Anne. "PBS' 'Independent Lens - One Person, One Vote?' Tells 'The Untold Story Of The Electoral College'". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
  11. ^ "NEH Award TR-278005-21, Women Make Movies, Inc". apps.neh.gov. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
  12. ^ Sullivan, Margaret (2024-11-05). "Something to do while you're fretting". American Crisis. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
  13. ^ Stephens, Kristen (2024-09-19). "One Person, One Vote? | Aggie Reader". aggiereader.ucdavis.edu. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
  14. ^ "Events". Orlando Sentinel. 2023-04-28. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
  15. ^ Sewnauth, Amit (2024-10-21). "Op-Ed: Reflections with Filmmakers Maximina Juson and Susanne Rostock". The Sandspur. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
  16. ^ "One Person, One Vote? (Film Screening and Discussion) | ASU Events". asuevents.asu.edu. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
  17. ^ "Racial Equity Professional Development | El Camino College | Torrance, CA". www.elcamino.edu. Retrieved 2024-11-24.