James Suttles

James Suttles
Born	James Suttles September 21, 1980 Brevard, North Carolina, United States
Occupation	Filmmaker

James Suttles (born September 21, 1980 in Brevard, North Carolina) is an American filmmaker. Suttles grew up in Brevard, North Carolina, attending Brevard High School. At the age of 26, he directed his first feature film Red Dirt Rising and also served as Producer, Cinematographer and Editor. He currently resides in Western North Carolina with his family.^[1]

Early life

Suttles grew up on a small farm outside Brevard, North Carolina, residing primarily with his grandparents after his mother died on December 5, 1982. At the age of 13, he was cast as an extra in the Disney film Heavyweights, where his interest in filmmaking was born. "I was only 13 or so but I was enthralled by the collaborative nature and the amount of work it takes to make a movie."^[2]

Film work

• Director of Photography^[3] on the feature film Alone yet Not Alone, one of the most controversial Academy Award Nominated film of 2014.^{[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]} The film received a limited release on September 27, 2013 in 9 cities and was the number 1 movie for theaters in Knoxville, Tenn.; Raleigh, N.C.; Colorado Springs, Colo.; Grand Rapids, Mich.; and San Antonio, Texas. It was the No. 2 film in Dallas, Atlanta and Nashville area theaters, in terms of per screen average. The film was scheduled to have a wider release on June 13, 2014 with the renewed interest in the film due to the Oscar controversy.^[12] In reference to James Suttles' work on the film, the Dove Foundation's review wrote that "the cinematography was inspiring".^[13]
• In pre-production on his third film as a Director, a horror/thriller titled The Manor^[14]
• His second film as a Director is titled Reunion 108, written by Major League Baseball player Billy Sample.^[15]
• Producer, Director, Cinematographer and Editor on the feature film Red Dirt Rising, which was released nationally on January 11, 2011.
• Cinematographer on the 2014 film Hurry Scurry
• Cinematographer on the 2013 film The Senior Prank
• Cinematographer on the 2012 film Hero
• Cinematographer on the 2012 film For the Glory
• Cinematographer on the 2008 film Randomocity
• Cinematographer and Editor on the 2007 film A Dance for Bethany
• Producer, Cinematographer and Editor of the 2002 Documentary Women of these Hills: Three Cultures of Appalachia
• Directed the Music Video "Carolina Moonshine" by artist Matt Dylan featuring a cameo by NASCAR driver Junior Johnson

Other Work

• Recently began pre-production on the feature film "Seven Days 'Till Midnight"^[16]
• It was announced in early 2013 that Suttles would launch a set of courses designed to educate up and coming filmmakers interested in the Grip, Electric and Camera trade.^[17]
• In late 2012, Suttles produced in association with Cine' Foundry and Vidmuze, the worlds first 4K Damage Pack designed for the Visual Effects industry.^[18]
• Was the Cinematographer on a series of projects for QSP/Readers Digest/Time Inc that utilized talent including The Harlem Globetrotters, Ryan Sheckler, Nick Cannon, Travis Pastrana and Terry Fator.

External links

• James Suttles at the Internet Movie Database
• Official Site
• Red Dirt Rising - Official Site

References

1. "Official Site".
2. "Bold Life - A Driving Force". Bold Life.
3. "Alone Yet Not Alone - Cast & Crew". The Hollywood Reporter.
4. "OSCARS SCANDAL: Why Academy Had To Explain Nixing 'Alone Yet Not Alone'". Deadline. 2014-02-01.
5. Meriah, Doty. "Oscar Stunner: Academy Revokes Controversial Nomination". Yahoo.
6. Fitzgerald, Jonathan. "'Alone Yet Not Alone': Inside the Conservative Christian Movie the Oscars Ousted". The Daily Beast.
7. "Variety - Oscar Nominations Full List 2014". Variety.
8. "Oscar Nominee 'Devastated' by Disqualification". Variety.
9. "'Alone Yet Not Alone' Is the Year's Most WTF Oscar Nominee". The Wire.
10. "Oscars 2014: 'Alone Yet Not Alone' Disqualified for Best Original Song". Moviefone.
11. "Oscar Nomination Rescinded for Low-Budget, Faith-Based Film". Fox News.
12. "Controversial 'Alone Yet Not Alone' to Be Released". Hollywood Reporter. 2014-04-07.
13. "Dove Foundation of Alone Yet Not Alone". Dove Foundation.
14. "The Manor Lives". The Manor Lives.
15. "The Roanoke Times - Star athlete Sample takes on new role". The Roanoke Times.
16. "Filmmaker Producing Feature Film Inspired by Western North Carolina Wilderness". PRLog.
17. "Co-Op Teaching Filmmaking Courses". Asheville Citizen Times.
18. "nofilmschool.com - 4K Damage Pack Released". nofilmschool.com.