Justin Simms ( born 1973 ) is a Newfoundland and Labrador filmmaker , born in Labrador City and now based in St. John 's . His first feature film was '' Down to the Dirt '' , an adaptation of Joel Hynes 's novel that Simms directed and co-wrote , which was named best Atlantic feature and best screenplay at the Atlantic Film Festival . His most recent feature film adaptation is '' Away From Everywhere '' ( 2016 ) , based on the Chad Pelley novel of the same name , which had its world premiere at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival as part of Telefilm Canada ’s Perspectives Canada program . His non-fiction credits include the National Film Board of Canada documentaries '' Hard Light '' ( 2011 ) , winner of the Founder 's Prize at Yorkton Film Festival ; '' Danny '' ( 2014 ) , co-directed with William D. MacGillivray ; and the short '' Hand.Line.Cod . '' ( 2016 ) , which premiered at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival
2016 Cannes Film Festival
2016 Cannes Film Festival
Justin Simms