Acting
Justin Randolph Thompson
Place of birth
Peekskill, New York, USA
Known for
Acting
Credits
4 titles
Justin Randolph Thompson is an artist, cultural facilitator and educator born in Peekskill, NY in ’79. Based in Italy since 1999, Thompson is co-founder and director of Black History Month Florence and The Recovery Plan. His life and work seek to deepen the discussions around socio-cultural stratification and the arrogance of permanence by employing fleeting temporary communities as monuments and fostering projects that connect academic discourse, social activism and DIY networking strategies in annual and biennial gatherings, sharing, and gestures of collectivity.
Known for
Based on William Demby's 1965 novel The Catacombs.
Doris
2026
Based on a recently rediscovered play about a Black youth condemned to death by state execution, who is visited by an angel in his prison cell.
The Angel in the Death Cell
2026
Based on the film Anna's Sin (1953).
Judge
2026
NR"Rhinoceros" (Rinoceronte) involves the fascinating figure of Alessandro de Medici (played by Justin Randolph Thompson) as he makes a passionate appeal to rally the good people of Florence. Shot in the Villa la Pietra in Florence, in black and white video, and spoken in Italian, the film resembles a televised broadcast in the last days of Muammar Gaddafi. This short film sets the stage for Everson's upcoming feature, "Rhino" that will examine the parallel worlds of politics and performance in sixteenth century Italy and twentieth century Hollywood, through the personages of de Medici and the actress Gail Fisher (Mannix).
Rhinoceros
2012
Film credits
Behind the camera
Based on William Demby's 1965 novel The Catacombs.
Doris
2026
Based on a recently rediscovered play about a Black youth condemned to death by state execution, who is visited by an angel in his prison cell.
The Angel in the Death Cell
2026
Based on the film Anna's Sin (1953).
Judge
2026