J Stevens is an award-winning director, creator and writer whose work centres on dynamic, personal and boundary-pushing LGBTQ2S+ stories. Their feature directorial debut, REALLY HAPPY SOMEDAY, premiered at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival and received multiple awards on the international festival circuit. In television, J directed two episodes of Tubi’s THE Z-SUITE and previously worked on the Peabody Award–winning series SORT OF (HBO Max/CBC). J is also the founder and president of the Spindle Films Foundation, a nonprofit supporting transgender, non-binary and gender-diverse Canadian filmmakers.