Isaak James
Isaak James (born on Cape Cod, Massachusetts) is an American film director, actor, singer and musician. He is the founder of . James is based in New York.
Education[]
James graduated New York University's Tisch School of the Arts
Film[]
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 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[]
James has appeared in TV shows including .[12]
External links[]
- Isaak James at IMDb
- Isaak James bio at Isaak James.com
- Last Ditch Pictures at Internet Movie Database
- Last Ditch Pictures Official Website
- Special Needs at Internet Movie Database
- Special Needs at Official Movie Website
- Hungry Years at Internet Movie Database
References[]
- ^ 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
- Living people
- Male actors from New York (state)
- Tisch School of the Arts alumni
- People from Barnstable County, Massachusetts
- Male actors from Massachusetts
- Singers from Massachusetts
- Film directors from Massachusetts
- American screen actor stubs