About US

Real New Collective is a production company and film collective that centers new creative voices and stories. Our filmmaking process is rooted in community, collaboration, and a genuine love of storytelling.

We offer the following services (and more):
• Creative Direction
• Film Direction
• Full-Service Film and Photo Production
• Editing and Finishing
• Sound Design and Scoring

OUR TEAM

Founder and Executive Producer

Justine Sweetman is a creative producer and filmmaker based in NYC. Her work has been featured on NOWNESS, Short of the Week, and Vimeo Staff Picks, and has shown at festivals including HollyShorts, BFI Flare, Atlanta, and Outfest. She has produced projects for Paramount, Substack, Club Monaco, and Vespa, among others.

Her work supporting emerging artists in their breakout films includes How To Raise A Black Boy by Justice Jamal Jones (Filmmaker to Watch Award at Atlanta Film Festival, Emerging Black LGBTQ+ Filmmaker Award at Newfest) and As You Are by Daisy Friedman (Collin Higgins Youth Filmmaker Grant at Frameline, NYWIFT Emerging Filmmaker Award at Newfest).

She recently produced a film series for Bon Iver and director Erinn Springer, and unit production managed the feature film In Transit by Jaclyn Bethany.

COLLABORATORS

Writer and Director

Filmmaker, Writer, and Performer

Writer and Director

Writer, Director, and Actor

Cinematographer and Documentarian

Actor, Model, and Filmmaker

Filmmaker and Photographer

Photographer and Educator

Sound Designer and Composer

Colorist