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James makes films that ask us to question and reflect on our place in the world. His directing and producing credits include A Journey Without a Map (2019) for National Geographic, while his recent WWF commission Tam Mỹ Tây (2023) was Runner-Up in the Documentary Shorts Category at Films for the Forest, judged by Richard Linklater.

Pivoting towards creatively bolder and higher risk documentary projects, his debut feature Nucleus has so far received investment from Screen Scotland. A newly qualified teacher and lecturer, James is also collaborating on a long-term Filmmaker in Residence project that is co-funded by Screen Scotland and the NHS, enabling patients and staff at a psychiatric hospital to create films. James is the founder of Edinburgh-based production company, Melt Films.