TJ Martin is an Academy Award and Emmy Award-winning director, editor, and photographer.
His feature documentaries — Undefeated, LA92, and Tina — have earned him numerous awards including an Oscar, multiple Primetime Emmy's, an IDA award and a Television Academy Honors. With Undefeated, Martin became the first African American director to win an Oscar for a feature-length documentary.
He has also directed acclaimed campaigns for the New York Times, Lilly and Gatorade to name a few, earning multiple awards including a Clio, D&AD Pencil and multiple Cannes Lions.
He and his creative partner, Dan Lindsay started the production company Everyone Else, dedicated to genre agnostic work with a strong emphasis on craft, form and narrative.
His photography was recognized by the 2024 Booooooom Awards which inspired him to release his first monograph focused on the liminal space of grief.
TJ is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the DGA. He is represented by CAA and commercially represented by Furlined.
He was born and raised in Seattle.
