James Fotopoulos

James Fotopoulos

b. 1976 (age 50) Norridge - Illinois - USA

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Born in Norridge, IL in 1976, James Fotopoulos is a filmmaker who began production on his first feature-length film, ZERO (1997), in 1995. In 1998, he founded Fantasma for the production of his second feature, Migrating Forms (1999), and would continue to create a number of critically acclaimed narrative feature films, such as Back Against the Wall (2000), Families (2002), The Nest (2003) and Dignity (2012). Along with his narrative productions, Fotopoulos has created a prolific body of over 200 non-narrative films, which include Christabel (2001), Esophagus (2004), The Mirror Mask (2005), The Sky Song (2007) and Alice in Wonderland (2010). These works range from feature length to a few seconds long and combine an exhaustive portfolio of visual art and performance techniques. Fotopoulos' work received a retrospective at the Anthology Film Archives; premiered at the Museum of Modern Art, MoMA PS1, Festival del Film Locarno and the Museum of Art and Design; and was screened and exhibited widely at a number of film festivals, museums, and sites, such as Rotterdam International Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, London Film Festival, Whitney Biennial, Walker Art Center, and the Andy Warhol Museum, among many others.

Known For

Migrating Forms

Migrating Forms

Back Against the Wall

Back Against the Wall

Zero

Two Girls

Filmography

The Golden Sarcophaga

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At the Present Time

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2019 Director Writer Cinematographer

Beauty and the Beast

2019 Director Writer Cinematographer

Two Girls

2018 Director Writer

The Given

2015 Director Writer

The Given: Dream

2015 Director Writer Cinematographer

There

2014 Director Writer

Dignity

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2012 Director Writer Cinematographer

10 Ways of Doing Time

2012 Director Writer

So Be It (And It 'Twas)

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Chimera

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Thick Comb

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Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

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2009 Director Cinematographer

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2009 Actor Director Writer Cinematographer

Only the Money Is Real

CineVegas: Ten Things I Know About Vegas

2008 Director Cinematographer

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Untitled (Thanks, Get in...)

Untitled (Thanks, Get in...)

2008 Director Cinematographer

Don't Forget About Me

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Career Development

2007 Director Cinematographer

The Window of Time

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You Upsetted Me

2007 Director Cinematographer

Don't Be a Stranger

2007 Self Director Writer Cinematographer

Sophocles's the Progeny

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If He Goes I Goes

2007 Actor Director

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The Hyacinth Macaw

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I Know That Guy

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Scathingly Good Ideas

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They're Blood! They're Blood!

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The Cherry Birthmark

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One Day at a Time

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The Dead Sparrow

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The Little Niece

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You Don't Understand He Is a Painter by Nature

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Natural Athlete

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It Must Be ... Freitag!

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Natural Athlete 2

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I Know a Guy That Owns a Hundred of These Things

2007 Actor Director Writer

2007 Actor Director

Tired Eye Sad Eye

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You're Not Supposed to Be Here

2007 Actor Director

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The Girl Next Door

2007 Actor Director

Go Back and Watch It

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He's Going to Ruin Everything

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The Jumping Rat

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Sleep Weep (The Zookeeper)

2007 Director Writer Cinematographer

2007 Director Cinematographer

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