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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

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

Film

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;

Hungry Years (2008)^[4]
Turbine (2010)
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]

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

External links

Isaak James at IMDb

[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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+'''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 City|New York]].
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-'''Isaak James''' (born Jean-Yves Hasson on [[Cape Cod]], [[Massachusetts]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[film director]], [[actor]], singer and musician. He is the founder of [[Last Ditch Pictures]]. James is based in [[New York City|New York]].
 == Education ==
+James graduated from [[New York University]]'s [[Tisch School of the Arts]]
-James graduated [[New York University]]'s [[Tisch School of the Arts]]
 == Film ==
+In 2006, alongside his sister Eva James,<ref>Interview.[http://filmmakermagazine.com/65018-sibling-cinema-a-brother-sister-perspective-on-indie-film/#.VjJ5u_mrRaR/ "Filmmaker Magazine"]</ref> James wrote, directed and starred in [[Special Needs (film)|Special Needs]]<ref>Gibron, B.[https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=28986 "Special Needs: Film Review"], DVDtalk, July 8, 2007, 2007</ref> a film which was acquired by [[Lloyd Kaufman]] at [[Troma Entertainment]] in 2007.<ref>Garrett, D.[https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117970433.html?categoryid=2526&cs=1 "Troma talks up Isaak James"], Variety Weekly, August 17, 2007</ref>
+Since 2008 James has written and directed three other feature films;
-James has appeared as an actor in several films. In 2006, along with his sister Eva James, he wrote, directed and starred in [[Special Needs (film)|Special Needs]]<ref>Gibron, B.[http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=28986 "Special Needs: Film Review"], DVDtalk, July 8, 2007, 2007</ref> a controversial film about people with disabilities. ''Special Needs'' was acquired by [[Lloyd Kaufman]] at [[Troma Entertainment]] in 2007.<ref>Garrett, D.[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117970433.html?categoryid=2526&cs=1 "Troma talks up Isaak James"], Variety Weekly, August 17, 2007</ref> The film played in several film festivals between 2007 and 2008.<ref name=horreur>{{cite web|last=Vettier|first=Colin|title=Special Needs (review)|url=http://www.horreur.com/?q=nid-2991/special-needs-special-needs-2006-isaak-james|work=Horreur.com|accessdate=16 January 2013}}</ref> Special Needs is available to purchase on DVD and rental through NetFlix.<ref>Marks, J.[http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117938297.html?u=IMDB&p=H2BE&cs=1 "Special Needs DVD Review"], Variety.com , September 10, 2008</ref>
+* Hungry Years (2008)<ref>Gibron, B.[https://www.popmatters.com/pm/post/107480-hungry-years-2009/ "Hungry Years Review"]</ref>
-James completed his second feature [[Hungry Years]] in 2009.  The film stars Tah von Allmen, himself, [[Michael J. Burg]], Ashlie Atkinson and [[Michael E. Knight]].<ref>Wilkofsky, M.[http://soapoperadigest.com/opinions/any-hour-now/ "Hungry Years Article"], Soap Opera Digest, August 12, 2009</ref>  PopMatters praised it for being very funny, awarded it 10/10, and compared James to [[Woody Allen]].<ref>Gibron, B.[http://www.popmatters.com/pm/post/107480-hungry-years-2009/ "Hungry Years Review"], Popmatters, June 30, 2009</ref> ''The Miami Herald'' found it betrayed signs of the filmmaker's inexperience, with over-talky scenes needing editing and self-conscious actors, despite some amusing scenes.<ref>{{cite news|last=Rodriguez|first=Rene|title=Economy doesn't stop Ft. Lauderdale's film show|url=http://www.pbpulse.com/news/entertainment/movies/economy-doesnt-stop-ft-lauderdales-film-show/nMPDg/|accessdate=16 January 2013|newspaper=Miami Herald|date=Oct. 23, 2009}}</ref>
+* Turbine (2010)
+* 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.<ref>Hernandez, E.[http://www.filmlinc.org/daily/by-way-of-home-isaak-james-eva-james-provincetown-film-festival/ "FilmLinc"]</ref><ref>Brennan, M.[http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/review-microbudget-indie-homegrown-by-way-of-home-millennials-boomerang-generation-festivals "IndieWire"]</ref><ref>Garfunkel, H.[http://www.papermag.com/view/gallery/51ccbc96beea7305e90001ff#9/ "Paper Magazine"]</ref> James' most recent film "Awesome_FCK" (2015) screened as part of the [[Toronto International Film Festival]]'s Short Cuts, Spring Awakening lineup <ref>TIFF.[http://thetfs.ca/2015/04/15/indie-wednesdays-awesome_fck/ "TIFF Short Cuts Lineup"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055122/http://thetfs.ca/2015/04/15/indie-wednesdays-awesome_fck/ |date=2016-03-04 }}</ref><ref>[[Thom Ernst|Ernst, T.]], [http://reelthomernst.com/Blog/?p=2333 "The Reel Thom Ernst"]</ref> and was awarded a jury prize at the [[Provincetown International Film Festival]].<ref>Smith, N.[https://www.indiewire.com/article/leaning-to-drive-and-packed-in-a-trunk-lead-provincetown-winners-20150622 "Indiewire Festival Recap"]</ref>
+James' films are available on Netflix, Amazon & iTunes<ref>Marks, J.[https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117938297.html?u=IMDB&p=H2BE&cs=1 "Special Needs DVD Review"], Variety.com , September 10, 2008</ref>
-James completed [[Turbine]] in 2011.  The film played at the [[Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival]]<ref>[http://www.fliff.com/Film/424/Turbine/ "Turbine Festival Listing"], FLIFF Website, November, 2011</ref> as well as the [[Saint Louis International Film Festival]]<ref>[http://www.cinemastlouis.org/turbine "Turbine Festival Listing"], SLIFF Website, November, 2011</ref>
 == Television==
 James has appeared in TV shows including ''[[I Wanna Be a Soap Star 2]]''.<ref>SOAPnet Star Chat Transcripts [http://soapnet.go.com/chatboards/chat/transcripts/isaak_2005_07_15.html "Chat with Isaak James"], SOAP Transcripts, July 15, 2005</ref>
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
 == External links ==
 *{{IMDb name|1097181|Isaak James}}
-*[http://isaakjames.com/bio.html Isaak James bio] at Isaak James.com
-*[http://www.imdb.com/company/co0187047/ Last Ditch Pictures] at Internet Movie Database
-*[http://lastditchpictures.com/ Last Ditch Pictures] Official Website
-*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0847219/ Special Needs] at Internet Movie Database
-*[http://specialneedsthemovie.com/ Special Needs] at Official Movie Website
-*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1322322/ Hungry Years] at Internet Movie Database
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