Isaak James
{{short description|American film director}}
{{otheruses|Isaac James (disambiguation)}}
Isaak James, an American film director, actor, singer and musician, was born on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. He is known as the founder of Last Ditch Pictures and is based in New York.
Education
James graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts
Film
In 2006, alongside his sister Eva James,Interview.[http://filmmakermagazine.com/65018-sibling-cinema-a-brother-sister-perspective-on-indie-film/#.VjJ5u_mrRaR/ "Filmmaker Magazine"] James wrote, directed and starred in Special NeedsGibron, B.[https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=28986 "Special Needs: Film Review"], DVDtalk, July 8, 2007, 2007 a film which was acquired by Lloyd Kaufman at Troma Entertainment in 2007.Garrett, D.[https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117970433.html?categoryid=2526&cs=1 "Troma talks up Isaak James"], Variety Weekly, August 17, 2007
Since 2008 James has written and directed three other feature films;
- Hungry Years (2008)Gibron, B.[https://www.popmatters.com/pm/post/107480-hungry-years-2009/ "Hungry Years Review"]
- Turbine (2010)
- 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.Hernandez, E.[http://www.filmlinc.org/daily/by-way-of-home-isaak-james-eva-james-provincetown-film-festival/ "FilmLinc"]Brennan, M.[http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/review-microbudget-indie-homegrown-by-way-of-home-millennials-boomerang-generation-festivals "IndieWire"]Garfunkel, H.[http://www.papermag.com/view/gallery/51ccbc96beea7305e90001ff#9/ "Paper Magazine"] James' most recent film "Awesome_FCK" (2015) screened as part of the Toronto International Film Festival's Short Cuts, Spring Awakening lineup TIFF.[http://thetfs.ca/2015/04/15/indie-wednesdays-awesome_fck/ "TIFF Short Cuts Lineup"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055122/http://thetfs.ca/2015/04/15/indie-wednesdays-awesome_fck/ |date=2016-03-04 }}Ernst, T., [http://reelthomernst.com/Blog/?p=2333 "The Reel Thom Ernst"] and was awarded a jury prize at the Provincetown International Film Festival.Smith, N.[https://www.indiewire.com/article/leaning-to-drive-and-packed-in-a-trunk-lead-provincetown-winners-20150622 "Indiewire Festival Recap"]
James' films are available on Netflix, Amazon & iTunesMarks, J.[https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117938297.html?u=IMDB&p=H2BE&cs=1 "Special Needs DVD Review"], Variety.com , September 10, 2008
Television
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|1097181|Isaak James}}
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Category:Male actors from New York (state)
Category:Tisch School of the Arts alumni
Category:People from Barnstable County, Massachusetts
Category:Male actors from Massachusetts
Category:Singers from Massachusetts