Justin Hunt
Justin Hunt is the award-winning, internationally-acclaimed creative force behind White Whale Pictures, Inc. The company is divided into two sides: Corporate & Industrial video production and feature-length films. For over 20 years, he has been telling stories in print, on television or via his films and video productions.
After a brief stint as a print journalist, Justin spent nearly a decade as broadcast journalist for NBC affiliates in New Mexico. In 2003, he founded Time & Tide Productions, which became White Whale Pictures, Inc. in 2018.
On the corporate side, he has worked with dozens of business around the country to create visual tools for Sales & Marketing, including product descriptions, television commercials, radio ads, sales packages and many other custom-fit productions. His work has also been instrumental in the teaching and advancement of Safety & Training within the industrial landscape, including Oil & Gas, Coal Mining, and more. His clients include Crowley Fuels, BHP Billiton, USA Compression, North American Coal, Westmoreland Coal, ChevronTexaco, Navajo Transitional Energy Company, Keller Homes, The Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC, California Dairies, Exterran, Archrock, Elkhorn Construction, The New Mexico Activities Association and many more.
In 2019, Justin was named Producer of the Year for 2018-2019 by the American Advertising Federation for the Colorado Springs Market.
On the film side, he has written, produced and directed five feature-length films, four of which were documentaries of significant social impact.
Altogether, his films have won over 30 film festivals around the world, receiving superlatives for Best Documentary, Best Original Screenplay, Most Socially Engaging Film, Most Inspirational Film and Audience Choice Awards. They have been distributed in over 70 countries in more than a dozen languages, all by Gravitas Ventures. The titles, American Meth, Absent, The Speed of Orange and, his latest, Addicted to Porn: Chasing the Cardboard Butterfly, can all be found on numerous digital platforms such as Hulu, Amazon, iTunes, Starz and many, many more digital platforms.
His first film, American Meth, which is narrated by Val Kilmer, is among the Top 5 most popular documentaries of all time on Hulu.
He has worked with some of the biggest names in entertainment, including Val Kilmer, James Hetfield of Metallica, former Saturday Night Live cast member, Jim Breuer, World Champion boxer Johnny Tapia, and authors John Eldredge & Richard Rohr.
Justin and White Whale Pictures, Inc. are now based out of Albuquerque, New Mexico.