James Fotopoulos
Directing
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.
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movieThe Golden Sarcophaga
2026
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movieFinal Obscura
2025
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movieTwo Girls
2018
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movieThe Given
2015
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There
2015
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Dignity
2012
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movieChimera
2011
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movieThick Comb
2011
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30.40
2005
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moviePlaces
2004
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movieMonroe Blues
2004
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movieThe Pearl
2004
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movieEsophagus
2004
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movieHarry’s Passion
2004
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movieKnowing and Being 1
2003
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movieSea Storm
2003
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movieThe Watchtower
2003
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movieFaces
2003
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movieThe Fountain
2003
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movieThe Catacombs
2003
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movieLeviathan
2003
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movieThe Cypress Tree
2003
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movieSublimation
2003
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movieThe Exiled Bird
2003
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movieThe Nest
2003
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movieJerusalem
2003
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movieCrescent Moon
2003
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movieThe Hemispheres
2003
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movieHidden Objects 1
2003
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movieHidden Objects 2
2003
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movieHidden Objects 3
2003
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movieHidden Objects 4
2003
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movieHidden Objects 5
2003
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movieHidden Objects 6
2003
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movieHidden Objects 7
2003
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movieHidden Objects 8
2003
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movieHidden Objects 9
2003
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movieHidden Objects 10
2003
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movieHidden Objects 11
2003
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movieHidden Objects 12
2003
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movieFamilies
2002
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movieHymn
2002
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movieThe River
2002
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movieThe Swan
2002
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movieThe Scythe
2002
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movieFlight
2002
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movieChristabel
2001
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movieInsect
2001
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movieThe Circle 1
2001
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movieThe Circle 2
2001
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movieConsumed 1
2001
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movieConsumed 2
2001
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movieConsumed 3
2001
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movieConsumed 4
2001
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movieConsumed 5
2001
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movieBack Against the Wall
2000
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movieEscape
2000
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movieBreathe
2000
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The Sun
2000
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movieDrowning
2000
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movieThe Vanished
2000
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movieA Room
1999
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movieTwo Cats
1999
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movieGrowth
1999
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movieZero
1997
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Writing9
movieFinal Obscura
2025
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movieTwo Girls
2018
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movieThe Given
2015
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There
2015
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Dignity
2012
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movieChimera
2011
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movieThick Comb
2011
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movieJerusalem
2003
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Editing3
Crew2
movieFinal Obscura
2025
Cinematography
movieJerusalem
2003
Cinematography
Acting1
Production1
movieJerusalem
2003
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