James Fotopoulos

Directing·Jan 1, 1976·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.

Film	Credit
The Golden Sarcophaga2026 · Director	Director
Final Obscura2025 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Barney's Wall2019 · Self	Self
Two Girls2018 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
The Given2015 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
TThere2015 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
DDignity2012 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Chimera2011 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Thick Comb2011 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
AAlice in Wonderland2010 · Director	Director
Untitled (Thanks. Get in...)2008 · Director	Director
330.402005 · Director	Director
Places2004 · Director	Director
Monroe Blues2004 · Director	Director
The Pearl2004 · Director	Director
Esophagus2004 · Director	Director
Harry’s Passion2004 · Director	Director
TThe Glass House2003 · Director	Director
Knowing and Being 12003 · Director	Director
Sea Storm2003 · Director	Director
The Watchtower2003 · Director	Director
Faces2003 · Director	Director
The Fountain2003 · Director	Director
The Catacombs2003 · Director	Director
Leviathan2003 · Director	Director
The Cypress Tree2003 · Director	Director
Jerusalem2003 · Producer, Writer, Director	Producer, Writer, Director
Sublimation2003 · Director	Director
The Exiled Bird2003 · Director	Director
The Nest2003 · Director	Director
Crescent Moon2003 · Director	Director
The Hemispheres2003 · Director	Director
Hidden Objects 12003 · Director	Director
Hidden Objects 22003 · Director	Director
Hidden Objects 32003 · Director	Director
Hidden Objects 42003 · Director	Director
Hidden Objects 52003 · Director	Director
Hidden Objects 62003 · Director	Director
Hidden Objects 72003 · Director	Director
Hidden Objects 82003 · Director	Director
Hidden Objects 92003 · Director	Director
Hidden Objects 102003 · Director	Director
Hidden Objects 112003 · Director	Director
Hidden Objects 122003 · Director	Director
Families2002 · Director	Director
Hymn2002 · Director	Director
The River2002 · Director	Director
The Swan2002 · Director	Director