Bilal Motley

Film Director @Johnson & Johnson

Philadelphia, PA, US

MIDNIGHT OIL - SHORT DOCUMENTARY - 2020Chronicles my struggle to reconcile a deep love for my distressed oil refinery colleagues and my growing awareness of surrounding communities fighting for environmental justice.Official Selection at the 2020 BlackStar Film Festival (Philadelphia, PA)Doc Society grantee (Brooklyn, NY)Currently playing at film festivals worldwide and screened at college campuses and corporations. QUARANTINE KIDS - SHORT ANIMATED FILM - 2022Tells the courageous story of a kid\'s struggle through the COVID-19 pandemic, using recorded audio notes and home videos.Official Selection at the 2022 BlackStar Film Festival (Philadelphia, PA)Winner of the first-ever Love+Grit Philadelphia Filmmaker Award at the BlackStar Film Festival 2022Official Selection at the 2023 Brooklyn Film Festival (Brooklyn, NY)TRASH & BURN - SHORT DOCUMENTARY - 2024Highlights the 30-year struggle led by Zulene Mayfield in Chester, Pennsylvania, against the United States’ largest trash incinerator. This facility, processing waste from as far as Canada and Puerto Rico, has deeply affected Chester’s predominantly black community, illustrating a severe case of environmental injustice. Recently screened at Villanova University, Cal Berkeley, Swarthmore College, and Philadelphia City Hall.FAREWELL, AMERICA - FEATURE DOCUMENTARY - 2025 (POST-PRODUCTION)Chronicles Bilal Motley’s family journey over four years, navigating the decision to leave the U.S. for Canada after the 2020 election. A deeply personal and timely story about identity, belonging, and what it takes to stay and fight for change.

University of Connecticut

Political Science and Government