Dwayne LeBlanc is a Los Angeles-based, first-generation, Caribbean American self-taught filmmaker. His practice focuses on themes of migration, visibility, dual identities and belonging.
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. Collectively, his films have been presented at venues including MoMA, Harvard, Stanford, UC Berkeley, NYU, and CalArts. He is nearing the completion of his trilogy with the upcoming short, You Do Not Exist.
LeBlanc is one of Filmmaker Magazine's '25 New Faces of Independent Film,' a 2024 Dolby Institute Fellow, and a 2025 MacDowell artist in residence, where he is developing his debut feature film.