Justin O. Cooper, Cert. ’22, served as producer, line producer, editor and post-production supervisor on the film “Beverly, Evelyn, Gloria & Willa…Still Standing,” which is preparing for its 2027 festival season. He was approached to work on the documentary during the 2026 awards season by acclaimed actress, director and producer Vanessa Bell Calloway (“Coming to America,” “What’s Love Got to Do with It”).

In 2025, Cooper made his directorial debut with “CIRILO, A Legacy Untold,” a documentary he workshopped throughout his UCLA Extension studies. He also wrote, produced and edited the film, which won Best Documentary Shortat the 2025 San Antonio Black International Film Festival, completed an Oscar-qualifying theatrical run in 2025, and earned a 2026 NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding Short Form Documentary.

Cooper completed the Extension film & television development certificate with distinction and a specialization in film editing.

“My UCLA Extension education strengthened the development and editing skills I now bring to projects from their earliest concepts through completion,” Cooper said.

During his studies in 2022, he helped facilitate filming in Jordan for the sixth season of Paramount+’s “SEAL Team.”

As founder and CEO of Los Angeles-based JOCMedia & Entertainment, he develops documentary and narrative projects while advising on international film production, including ongoing work as North American liaison to The Royal Film Commission – Jordan.