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Rachel Noll James (born November 21, 1985) is a filmmaker, actress, and screenwriter known for Inheritance, Ingress, The Storyteller and Don't Pass Me By.

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Noll James's first feature film was Don't Pass Me By, a film she wrote, produced, and starred in alongside Keith David, C. Thomas Howell and Sean Stone. James won Best Feature Writer at the LA Femme Festival for the script, and the film was released worldwide in February 2014 [1] by Gravitas Ventures. That same year, she made her directorial debut with the short film Half Light and wrote, produced and starred in the short film Paramnesia. James finished as a quarter-finalist in the NexTV directing talent search for her work on Half Light [2] and Paramnesia was selected to be a part of the acclaimed horror collective Fun Size Horror Volume 1. The short was released worldwide in 2015. [3]

In 2015, Noll James founded Emergence Films with producer Sienna Beckman [4] and wrote and produced The Storyteller, which won the Silver Prize in the PAGE Screenwriting Awards. [5] In 2018, Rachel Noll James wrote and directed the short film Follow the River. [6]

In 2021, Rachel Noll James wrote, directed and starred in the feature film Ingress which garnered upward of 10 nominations in international film festivals, had a limited theatrical run, and was released on streaming in 2024 by Glass House Distribution. [7]

In 2023, Rachel Noll James wrote, produced and starred in the family drama Inheritance, directed by Emily Moss Wilson. The film had its world premiere at Dances with Films in 2024. [8] [9]


Early life and education

Noll grew up in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and attended Occidental College, where she graduated cum laude with a BA in theater.

Filmography

Films and television


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References

  1. ↑ "Rachel Noll James | Actress, Writer, Director". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
  2. ↑ NexTV.com, additional text.Archived 2018-11-28 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Barton, Steve (2015-01-16). "Fun Size Horror: Volume One Hits VOD in May". Dread Central. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
  4. ↑ "Emergence Films". Emergence Films. Retrieved 2024-02-16.[ non-primary source needed ]
  5. ↑ "2015 Screenplay Contest Winners | PAGE International Screenwriting Awards: Screenplay Contests". pageawards.com. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
  6. ↑ James, Rachel (2018-05-07). "Follow the River short receives Honorable Mention at Port Orchard Film Festival". Rachel Noll James. Retrieved 2024-02-16.[ non-primary source needed ]
  7. ↑ James, Rachel (2024-01-08). "Coming home: Guild, Jean Cocteau cinemas to hold screenings of Rachel Noll James' 'Ingress'". ABQ Journal.[ non-primary source needed ]
  8. ↑ "Dances With Films: LA 2024 Lineup Includes Paper Flowers and Max Dagan". Movie Maker.[ non-primary source needed ]
  9. ↑ "Inheritance Stars Share The Joy Of Making A Truly Independent Film Amidst The SAG Strike". Screen Rant.[ non-primary source needed ]
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