From the Camera to the Classroom
Why I went from documentary filmmaking to law school in middle age, and what the two disciplines share.
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Storytelling & Film
His documentaries blend docu-drama intimacy with rigorous research, prioritizing survivor narratives and educator collaborations. Whether filming in El Salvador or a Holocaust survivor’s living room, Justin’s work asks: How do we honor truth without exploitation? The answer lies in his minimalist, voice-driven approach.
The Path of the Shadows: Lawrence Justin Mills on Documenting Holocaust Survivor Stories
Some stories demand to be told. For Lawrence Justin Mills, a filmmaker based in Silver Spring, Maryland, that story came in the form of Holocaust survivors whose testimonies had never been captured on film. The documentary, The Path of the Shadows, follows Justin Mills and his collaborator Carlos Mauricio as they travel to interview survivors
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Witnessing Carlos Mauricio
On filming Carlos Mauricio — a Salvadoran civil war survivor — and what long-form documentary witness actually requires.
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Behind the Extended Trailer for El Camino de la Sombra
The extended trailer for El Camino de la Sombra — The Path of the Shadows — was the first public-facing piece of the documentary I released. At nearly four minutes, it was longer than most trailers, but the story we were telling needed room to breathe. This trailer has been viewed over 4,600 times, and
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How I Made The Path of the Shadows — A Documentary on the Salvadoran Civil War
Maryland filmmaker Lawrence Justin Mills describes making The Path of the Shadows, a documentary featuring survivor Carlos Mauricio, who was persecuted by Salvadoran government death squads during the Civil War.
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