Stefon Bristol is an American film director and screenwriter. He co-wrote and directed the Netflix time travel film, See You Yesterday, in 2019.[1] Bristol studied at New York University's Graduate Film program, under mentor Spike Lee, who helped produce his debut feature.[2] Bristol also acted as an assistant to Lee, while Lee was filming BlacKkKlansman.[3] Bristol originally shot See You Yesterday as a short, for his thesis film, before expanding it into a feature film.[3] It took five years to complete the film.[4] Bristol received nominations for Best First Feature and Best First Screenplay (with Fredica Bailey) at the 2020 Independent Spirit Awards.[5] Bristol and Bailey won the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay and thanked Lee in their acceptance speech.[6]
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Nationality | American |
Alma mater | New York University, Morehouse College, Suffolk County Community College |
Occupation | Film director and screenwriter |
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