Dwayne LeBlanc is a Los Angeles–based, first-generation Caribbean American self-taught filmmaker whose work explores themes of migration, visibility, and dual identities.
His debut narrative short film, Civic, was named one of The Best Movies of 2023 by The New Yorker. His sophomore film, Now, Hear Me Good, premiered in the Tiger Shorts Competition at IFFR and continues to screen at major international festivals and leading art institutions. He is set to complete his trilogy with the upcoming short, You Do Not Exist.
Collectively, his work has been presented at venues including The Met, MoMA, Harvard, Stanford, UC Berkeley, NYU, and CalArts. LeBlanc is one of Filmmaker Magazine's '25 New Faces of Independent Film,' a 2024 Dolby Institute Fellow, a Berlinale Talents alum, a Zurich Film Festival Academy alum, and a 2025 MacDowell fellow. He is now focused on the development of his debut feature film.