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Isaak James

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James in 2011

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

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James graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts

Film

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In 2006, alongside his sister Eva James,[1] James wrote, directed and starred in Special Needs[2] a film which was acquired by Lloyd Kaufman at Troma Entertainment in 2007.[3]

Since 2008 James has written and directed three other feature films;

James' films are available on Netflix, Amazon & iTunes[11]

Television

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

References

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  1. ^ Interview."Filmmaker Magazine"
  2. ^ Gibron, B."Special Needs: Film Review", DVDtalk, July 8, 2007, 2007
  3. ^ Garrett, D."Troma talks up Isaak James", Variety Weekly, August 17, 2007
  4. ^ Gibron, B."Hungry Years Review"
  5. ^ Hernandez, E."FilmLinc"
  6. ^ Brennan, M."IndieWire"
  7. ^ Garfunkel, H."Paper Magazine"
  8. ^ TIFF."TIFF Short Cuts Lineup" Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ Ernst, T., "The Reel Thom Ernst"
  10. ^ Smith, N."Indiewire Festival Recap"
  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
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