Biography

James was born and raised in Northern California, the son of a dentist and a school teacher. He caught the film bug early making short films in the backyard and on family trips. After studying his passion at Chapman University, he wrote and directed the short film, Grey Matter based on a short story by Stephen King. James' take on the story of an adolescent son forced to face his father's alcoholism and the "monster" he becomes continues to be screened regularly at horror-themed festivals and has garnered four festival competition awards to date (including Vail Film Festival's Best Student Film 2013). His first feature, Hacked (aka "Ctrl Alt Delete") featured characters facing anxiety over joblessness and obsolescence at the dawn of a global AI consciousness fueled by Big Data. With a production budget raised on Kickstarter, Hacked caught on with audiences the world over, including Japan, Germany, and Latin America. James continues to weave tales of ordinary people encountering horrors both intimate and cosmic in worlds that are both alien and all too familiar.
- IMDb mini biography by: James B. Cox