HUMovies is a film and video production company founded by Maximina Juson headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. HUMovies' mission is to shine a light on areas of society that have been overlooked, misunderstood or erased. HUM is an acronym for "Humans Understanding Machinery" meaning the metaphorical machinery of our times.
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One Person, One Vote?
Four electors (a Republican, a Democrat, a Green Party member, and a Kanye West elector) take you inside the Electoral College: how it works, where it came from, and how its roots in slavery still shape American politics today.
A nonpartisan film for anyone who has ever wondered why the popular vote doesn’t decide the presidency.
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National Endowment for the Humanities grant recipient
Programmer’s Award, Best Documentary Feature, Pan African Film Festival 2024​
Maximina Juson
Director. Producer. Cinematographer. Editor.
Maximina Juson is a filmmaker and the founder of Humans Understanding Machinery (HUM), a Los Angeles creative studio.
She directed One Person, One Vote?, the NEH-funded documentary that opened Season 26 of PBS’s Independent Lens. The film was featured on The Daily Show, covered by Forbes and Deadline, and screened at institutions including NYU and the Hammer Museum.
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She also founded Civics Is Sexy, which uses art, film, and media literacy to make civic participation accessible to young adults.
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With roots as a longtime performing musician, Juson brings rhythm, musicality, and deep cultural fluency to her work, creating projects that are emotionally resonant and accessible without sacrificing complexity.
