Asia Johnson
Asia Johnson is a writer, poet and filmmaker. Asia is a 2019 Right of Return Fellow, 2021 Brennan Center for Justice Fellow, 2022 Art for Justice grantee, 2022 Highland Leader, and a 2024 Galaxy Gives fellow. Her Chapbook, An Exorcism, was released in 2018. Her first feature film, Beyond, premiered at DOC NYC in 2025. Asia is the Director of Storytelling and Media Productions at Zealous, an organization that produces films, digital media and campaigns focused on justice reform. She studied Criminal Justice and Film at the University of Michigan – Dearborn.
