Meet Justin
I'm Justin Spangenthal—a documentary video storyteller based in Phoenix.
For the past three years, I've worked as a video editor and photographer at an Emmy Award-winning NBC newsroom. Before that, I studied broadcast journalism at ASU's Cronkite School and film production at the Sidney Poitier New American Film School. I also took kinesiology courses and spent over a decade as a competitive athlete—so I know what it feels like to grind, recover, and to be a part of something bigger than yourself.
Now I help healthcare and sports medicine organizations tell real stories. Patient testimonials that actually convert. Athlete recovery content that builds trust. The kind of work that makes people feel something, not just scroll past.
Why I Do This Work
Here's the thing—healthcare and sports medicine organizations do incredible work, but most are terrible at showing it. Stock footage, jargon, safe messaging that connects with no one.
Real stories beat polished marketing every time. A patient describing the moment they got their life back. An athlete talking about what it took to get back on the field. That's what moves people. That's what I make.
Before the Camera
Before I picked up a camera, I told athlete stories with a pen.
As a sports reporter at The State Press—ASU's award-winning independent student newspaper—I covered Men's Golf and Track & Field, documenting rising stars, comeback stories, and championship runs. I profiled athletes like Preston Summerhays, a freshman phenom already carving out a legacy in college golf. I wrote about Alizée Minard, a javelin thrower who fought through a torn UCL to set ASU records and medal at the NCAA Championships in her only season. I covered several teams chasing titles and athletes chasing greatness.
That foundation—finding the human story inside the box score—is what I bring to every video project today.
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