Damon Jordan Barnes is a Bajan non-binary writer, filmmaker, actor, and activist based in Maryland and NYC. Damon is currently editor-in-chief at NUNAR magazine, a Maryland-based youth culture magazine.
As a model, Damon has done work with local and global brands including House of Ndongo, NOVA BOSSA, TELFAR, and Apple. They are known for acting roles in We Shall Overcome (2019) and Straight to Hell (2019).
Damon has done video work with the Sunrise Movement and Green New Deal Network and is currently a communications & strategy volunteer for the Free Billie Allen Campaign.
Han & Alice Horror A man is haunted by the death of his wife and son.
Straight to Hell Budget: $0 - $100K | Comedy A short comedy film set in the early 80's following a straight teenage boy's unlikely summer after he is sent to a conversion therapy camp by his religious parents.
Straight to Hell
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Film
(Comedy and Short)
Writer A short comedy film set in the early 80's following a straight teenage boy's unlikely summer after he is sent to a conversion therapy camp by his religious parents.
Crave
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Film
(Short and Thriller)
Production designer
For the Lonely
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Film
(Short, Comedy, Drama and Romance)
Miscellaneous Crew
Confessions
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Film
Camera and Electrical Department
Revenge
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Film
(Short and Drama)
Production designer
El Sexo Es Magia
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Film
(Short and Romance)
Location management
The Show Must Go On
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Film
(Documentary)
Director From auditions all the way to opening night, a group of Maryland high school thespians work tirelessly together to bring their school's huge annual fall musical to life. These students also give insightful testimony to how impactful the arts is not only to their education, but to their lives.
Caminante, Caminante: La Leyenda del Huay Chivo
Film
Miscellaneous Crew
Full Sail University
(2023-2025)
New York Film Academy
(2016-2017)