Stefon Bristol is an

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film director and screenwriter. He co-wrote and directed the

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time travel film, '' See You Yesterday'', in 2019. Bristol studied at New York University's Graduate Film program, under mentor

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, who helped produce his debut feature. Bristol also acted as an assistant to Lee, while Lee was filming ''

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''. Bristol originally shot '' See You Yesterday'' as a short, for his thesis film, before expanding it into a feature film. It took five years to complete the film. Bristol received nominations for Best First Feature and Best First Screenplay (with Fredica Bailey) at the 2020 Independent Spirit Awards. Bristol and Bailey won the

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and thanked Lee in their acceptance speech.

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