Dwayne LeBlanc is a Los Angeles–based, first-generation Caribbean American, self-taught filmmaker whose work explores migration, visibility, and dual identities.
His debut narrative short film, CIVIC, was named one of The Best Movies of 2023 by The New Yorker. The film won the jury and audience awards at Indie Memphis and received special recognition at the New Orleans Film Festival. His sophomore film, NOW, HEAR ME GOOD, premiered in the Tiger Shorts Competition at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) and won the jury award at the San Diego Underground Film Festival. Both films are distributed on the Criterion Channel.
LeBlanc’s most recent work, YOU DO NOT EXIST, premiered at IFFR in 2026. Across these three films, LeBlanc traces the evolving inner life of Booker, a recurring figure moving through questions of place, solitude, memory, and belonging.
His work has been presented at institutions including MoMA, BAMPFA, the Wende Museum, Harvard, Stanford, and CalArts. LeBlanc is one of Filmmaker Magazine’s '25 New Faces of Independent Film,' a 2023 L.A. Performance Practice fellow, a 2024 Dolby Institute Fellow, a Berlinale Talents alum, a Zurich Film Festival Academy alum, and a 2025 MacDowell fellow. He is currently developing his debut feature film.