James M. Parker

Director
Producer
Cinematographer

In a time of rising loneliness, disconnection, and division, this is the story of how nature - and those who teach with it - are helping us find our way back to each other.

Directed by James Parker. Produced by Juliet Grable and James Parker

Join us at www.inournaturemovie.com

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In Our Nature | Official Trailer

James Parker is an Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker and cinematographer whose work explores human connection and the natural world. He is the founder of Synchronous Pictures, an award-winning production company based in Southern California. In 2026, he won an Emmy® Award from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Pacific Southwest Chapter, for directing. Earlier, in 2011, his short documentary Positive to Positive won a Presidential Medal for Best Social Awareness Film (Premio del Presidente della Repubblica) at the I've Seen Films International Film Festival in Milan, Italy, presented by actor and festival founder Rutger Hauer. His work also includes the PBS documentary Other Side of the Hill and the feature In Our Nature (2025).

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Awards
- 3 wins & 4 nominations total

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Known for

73rd Golden Globe Awards

7.0

TV Special

Camera and Electrical Department(uncredited)

2016

China's Megatomb Revealed

6.5

TV Movie

Producer(as James Parker)

2016

Other Side of the Hill

9.9

Short

Director

2020

2016 Billboard Music Awards

6.5

TV Special

Camera and Electrical Department

2016

Credits

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Director

In Our Nature
9.5
- Director
- 2026
Rise Up: Breaking the Cycle
Short
- director
- 2025
Candlelight Drive
Video
- director
- 2025
Fire Camp
Short
- Director
- 2021
Other Side of the Hill
9.9
Short
- Director
- 2020
Under My Skin
Short
- Director
- 2014
The Air Over There
Short
- co-director
- 2012
Hold My Hand
Short
- Director
- 2011
Positive to Positive
Short
- Director
- 2010

Producer

Cinematographer

In Our Nature
9.5
- Cinematographer
- 2026
Rise Up: Breaking the Cycle
Short
- cinematographer
- 2025
123rd U.S. Open Championship
TV Special
- documentary segments
- 2023
Fire Camp
Short
- Cinematographer
- 2021
Other Side of the Hill
9.9
Short
- Cinematographer
- 2020
Obesite
Short
- Cinematographer
- 2014
Halfway
Short
- Cinematographer
- 2013
Stable Wars
TV Series
- Cinematographer (as James Parker)
- 2013
Longshore Court
Short
- Cinematographer
- 2013
The Air Over There
Short
- Cinematographer
- 2012
Cold Heart Cash
Short
- Cinematographer
- 2011
Hold My Hand
Short
- Cinematographer
- 2011
Positive to Positive
Short
- Cinematographer
- 2010

Videos2

Demo Reel 1:25

In Our Nature | Official Trailer

Demo Reel 2:12

Non-Fiction Reel | JPF 2019

Demo Reel 2:12

Non-Fiction Reel | JPF 2019

Personal details

Official site
- Official Site
Alternative name
- James Parker

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Trivia
In 2011, Parker's documentary Positive to Positive received the Best Social Awareness Film (Premio del Presidente della Repubblica) award at the I've Seen Films International Film Festival in Milan, Italy, presented by actor and festival founder Rutger Hauer.