Isaak James

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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

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 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

James has appeared in TV shows including I Wanna Be a Soap Star 2 . [12]

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  11. Marks, J."Special Needs DVD Review", Variety.com , September 10, 2008
  12. SOAPnet Star Chat Transcripts "Chat with Isaak James", SOAP Transcripts, July 15, 2005