James Fotopoulos
DirectingBorn 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.
Known For
Filmography — Acting
Filmography — Crew
The Golden Sarcophaga
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Dignity
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Two Girls
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Chimera
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There
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Migrating Forms
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Alice in Wonderland
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The Cypress Tree
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Hymn
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Untitled (Thanks. Get in...)
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Sublimation
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Back Against the Wall
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Consumed 4
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Hidden Objects 1
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Consumed 5
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Esophagus
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Consumed 2
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Consumed 3
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Hidden Objects 6
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Hidden Objects 11
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The Pearl
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The Nest
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Thick Comb
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Flight
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Hidden Objects 10
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The Sun
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Jerusalem
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The Hemispheres
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Hidden Objects 2
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Hidden Objects 5
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Hidden Objects 8
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Zero
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Christabel
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Sea Storm
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Final Obscura
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The Scythe
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Hidden Objects 4
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Insect
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Hidden Objects 3
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Hidden Objects 7
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Hidden Objects 9
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Hidden Objects 12
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Escape
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Growth
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The Vanished
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Families
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Drowning
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The Watchtower
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Two Cats
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Breathe
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30.40
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Leviathan
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The Catacombs
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Places
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Crescent Moon
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The Given
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The River
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A Room
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The Circle 1
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The Circle 2
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The Glass House
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Harry’s Passion
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Consumed 1
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Monroe Blues
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The Exiled Bird
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Knowing and Being 1
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The Swan
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The Fountain
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Faces
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