Isaak James (born on Cape Cod, Massachusetts) is an American film director, actor, singer and musician. He is the founder of Last Ditch Pictures. James is based in New York.
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Education edit
James graduated New York University's Tisch School of the Arts
Film edit
In 2006, with his sister Eva James,[1] James wrote, directed and starred in Special Needs[2] which was acquired by Lloyd Kaufman at Troma Entertainment in 2007.[3]
Since 2008 James has written and directed three other feature films; Hungry Years (2008)[4] Turbine (2010) and By Way of Home (2011). "By Way of Home" was produced for $1000 and was referred to by Eugene Hernandez at Film Lincoln Center as part of the "Homegrown" film movement.[5][6][7] James' most recent film "Awesome_FCK" (2015) screened as part of the Toronto International Film Festival's Short Cuts, Spring Awakening lineup [8][9] and was awarded a jury prize at the Provincetown International Film Festival.[10]
James' films are available on Netflix, Amazon & iTunes[11]
Television edit
James has appeared in TV shows including I Wanna Be a Soap Star 2.[12]
References edit
- ^ Interview."Filmmaker Magazine"
- ^ Gibron, B."Special Needs: Film Review", DVDtalk, July 8, 2007, 2007
- ^ Garrett, D."Troma talks up Isaak James", Variety Weekly, August 17, 2007
- ^ Gibron, B."Hungry Years Review"
- ^ Hernandez, E."FilmLinc"
- ^ Brennan, M."IndieWire"
- ^ Garfunkel, H."Paper Magazine"
- ^ TIFF."TIFF Short Cuts Lineup" Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ernst, T., "The Reel Thom Ernst"
- ^ Smith, N."Indiewire Festival Recap"
- ^ Marks, J."Special Needs DVD Review", Variety.com , September 10, 2008
- ^ SOAPnet Star Chat Transcripts "Chat with Isaak James", SOAP Transcripts, July 15, 2005
External links edit
- Isaak James at IMDb