Justin Connor
Filmmaker, musician, and director of the film The Golden Age, whose work explores fame, grief, and personal healing; also released a companion book and album tied to the film.
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Feb 24, 2026 • 53min
Justin Connor: The Lungs Hold Grief and Why Workaholism Is Both Saving Grace and Achilles Heel for Filmmakers
Justin Connor, filmmaker and musician behind The Golden Age, blends filmmaking, music and memoir. He talks about how his parents' unrealized dreams and his father's alcoholism shaped workaholism. He describes cigarettes as grief held in the lungs, why psychedelics were exploratory not addictive, and how making the film felt like purging a wound.
