Maximina Juson

Maximina Juson
Maximina Juson (2026)
OccupationsFilmmaker, producer
Known forOne Person, One Vote?

Maximina Juson is an American documentary filmmaker and producer. She directed the 2024 documentary film One Person, One Vote?, which examines the history and contemporary function of the United States Electoral College. The film premiered on PBS as part of the documentary series Independent Lens.

Juson is the founder of the Los Angeles-based production company HUMovies (Humans Understanding Machinery).

Career

Juson directed, produced, wrote and edited One Person, One Vote?, a documentary examining the Electoral College through the experiences of presidential electors from the 2020 United States presidential election. The film received support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Salon.com described the film as "a film that explains the Electoral College in an engaging way. Forbes covered the project citing quotes from the film's participants which included real-world electors from the 2020 presidential election. Deadline noted how the film sheds light on the system's inner workings that very few Americans understand. The film was featured in a segment on The Daily Show.

Juson leads civic engagement and media literacy initiatives through the organization "Civics Is Sexy," which has collaborated with civic, cultural, and educational institutions relating to civic engagement through the arts.

Juson has also participated in discussions and programming focusing on elections, media literacy, civic engagement with organizations and institutions including the American Civil Liberties Union, the NAACP, the League of Women Voters, New York University, and the Hammer Museum, and local media outlets nationwide.

Filmography

Year Title Role
2024 One Person, One Vote? Director, producer, writer, editor
2022 Mama Bears Consulting producer, additional camera
2020 Harlem Rising: A Community Changing the Odds Producer

References

  1. 1 2 "One Person, One Vote?". PBS Independent Lens. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 KTLA (October 30, 2025). "The People's Party Festival of Art & Action debuts this weekend".
  3. ↑ "Electoral College Documentary One Person, One Vote Set to Premiere on Independent Lens September 30th". National Endowment for the Humanities. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
  4. ↑ ""One Person, One Vote": Finally, a film that explains the Electoral College in an engaging way". Salon. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
  5. ↑ "PBS' 'Independent Lens - One Person, One Vote?' Tells 'The Untold Story Of The Electoral College'". Forbes. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Interview: 'One Person, One Vote' Documentary Focuses on Electoral College". Deadline. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
  7. ↑ "The Daily Show segment". Comedy Central. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Shakespeare Comes to Castle Clinton". Downtown Alliance. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
  9. ↑ ACLU Leadership Forum (2024-01-11). An ACLU Special Briefing - One Person One Vote: The History of the Electoral College. Retrieved 2026-05-23 – via YouTube.
  10. ↑ Port Jeff Documentary Series (2024-09-30). ONE PERSON, ONE VOTE? Q&A on 9/12/24. Retrieved 2026-05-23 – via YouTube.
  11. ↑ "One Person, One Vote? with Maximina Juson". NYU Center for Black Visual Culture. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
  12. ↑ "One Person, One Vote". Hammer Museum. Retrieved May 23, 2026.