About James Carman
James Carman is an accomplished New York based Director of Photography and Director. He has worked as a cinematographer and photographer since 1989.
James is inspired by the worldly and otherworldly. He creates content that looks behind the veil of consensual reality, examining what most are ready to ignore. His art is for the curious and brave. It is for those who want humanity to evolve spiritually.
His feature length documentary, The Hidden Hand; Alien Contact and the Government Cover-up, has won 5 awards and is distributed internationally. It was on both Amazon Prime’s and Netflix’s best selling documentary lists for 3 weeks. On Netflix over 210,000 people have rated or commented on the film.
James has shot many features films that have been shown in festivals and theaters around the globe (Sundance, Cannes, Berlin, Toronto film festivals and the MOMA in New York). His short films have premiered at the Berlin Film Festival and at the Locarno Film Festival. James is a member of the Producer’s Guild and is currently producing a Science Fiction film, Hyperparanoid.
EDUCATION: BA, University of Texas; Film studies San Francisco State University and the German Film Academy in Berlin
LANGUAGES: English, German and Spanish fluency
TECHNICAL SKILLS: All Cameras, Photography, Set lighting and directing, FCPX, Adobe Premiere, Graphics, Photoshop, script and treatment writing.
AFFILIATIONS: PGA member; The Producers Guild of America
2020
Edison Partners TV Show: Producer/Dir./DP, James Carman. Financial talk show integrating speakers from all over the world.
Rabyie: Special Effects DP for the Netflix Show.
Unitat, Producer/Director/DP/Editor, James Carman, Promo for ecological, portable living structure. Designed by Mark Parrish of Point B.
The United Nations: 2013-2020, Switcher, Colorist, and Cameraman.
2019
3x3x6: Director Shu Lea Chan, DP, James Carman, Ten 10 min. films. Taiwan’s entry into the 2019 Venice Biennale. About the history of sexual criminals.
Unorthodox: Special Effects DP for the Netflix Show. Emmy for Best Director, Maria Schraeder. Nominated for 9 Emmies.
Unintended: Dir., Anya Murmann, DP, James Carman. Feature about childhood trauma and emotional healing. Woodstock and Portland Film Fest.
2018
7 of Pentacles and Mesh: Prod/Dir, James Carman, Music Videos for Tower + Star.
Unintended: Dir., Anya Murmann, DP, James Carman. Feature about childhood trauma and emotional healing. Woodstock and Portland Film Fest.
Williams Agency: DP; Commercial for 169 Amsterdam, Manhattan.
Williams Agency: DP; Commercial for River Park High Rise, Brooklyn.
Williams Agency: DP; Commercial for Central Park Tower, Manhattan.
Williams Agency: DP; Commercial for Four Seasons Hotel, Costa Rica.
Williams Agency: DP; Commercial for Four Seasons Hotel, New York
First Time in New York, Dir. Philip Stoezel, DP NYC Unit for the German Musical.
Echoes: Director, Gladys Triana; Producer/DP/Composer, James Carman. A video art piece for the Cevantes Institute and Art Basel, Miami.
2017
The Misandrists: Dir. Bruce La Bruce, DP for comedy about a halfway house for girls.
World Premiere at the Berlin Film Festival. European theatrical release. US theatrical Release, Cartilage Films.
Superconscious: Producer, Director. James Carman, pilot for a TV show about spiritually gifted people.
Berlin Station 1945: Dir., Katerina Otto, DP, James Carman. Doc about the first CIA staion chief in Berlin, Peter Sichel.
Williams Agency: Producer, DP; Commercial for City Point Highrise, Brooklyn.
Williams Agency: Producer, DP; Commercial for Ocean Wide Complex, LA.
Williams Agency: Producer, DP; Commercial for The Four Seasons, London.
Thomson Reuters: 2001-2017, lighting designer, cameraman, and editor.
2016
FluidQ: Dir. Shu Lea Cheang, James Carman, DP for dystopian Sci-Fi feature about addictive diseases. World Premiere Berlin Film Festival. Documenta 14 Art Fair.
Jivamukti: Producer, Director, DP 3 branding spots for the influential yoga center.
2015
MOMA: DP; Retrospective of Bruce La Bruce films, 5 features films screened in April and May at the Museum of Modern Art.
Williams Agency: Dir.: Chez Costanzo, Producer, DP; Commercial for 432 Park Pl. w/ Jean Novelle.
Williams Agency: Dir.: Chez Costanzo, Producer, DP; Commercial for Steiner Film Studios.
Williams Agency: Dir.: Chez Costanzo, Producer, Photog., DP; Commercial Sugar Beach Resort. St. Lucia.
Williams Agency: Photographer; Four Seasons Hotel, Palm Beach, Fl.
Hollywood and Vine: Director, Matt Jacobs; DP for a feature length comedy set in LA.
Winner of Best Comedy 2017 at the Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival.
PRIME: Produced, Directed and edited highlights of the United Nations conference.
Jivamukti: Producer, Director, 3 commercials for the famous yoga center.
Dust: Director, Gladys Triana; Producer/DP/Composer, James Carman. A video art piece for the Cevantes Institute and Art Basel, Miami.
2014
Simple Recipes for Joy and Tribe Gathering: Producer/Director, James Carman. Book premiere and performance with Sting, Sharon Gannon and Krishna Das.
2013
The Hidden Hand: Producer/Director, James Carman, Winner of 5 Awards, 3 for best documentary. About the phenomenon of extraterrestrial contact. Distributed by Gravitas in North and South America. A bestseller on Amazon Prime and Netflix.
PrivCap: Prod/Director, J. Carman. Financial TV show in Sao Paulo, D.C. and NYC.
2012
In Solitude: Director, Gladys Triana; Producer/DP, James Carman. A video art piece for Cintas Museum in Miami and Museo del Barrio in New York City.
2011
The Sweet Life: Feature Film. Director, Rocco Simonelli; DP, James Carman.
A comedy starring Joan Jett, DVD release.
Sprite: Commercial. Director, Matthias Clamer; DP, James Carman. Animated Spot.
Wind Shadows: Documentary. Director, Carole Ryavec; DP, James Carman. About a wildlife corridor in the Riff Valley of Kenya.
2010
Intel/HP Live Beats Series: TV Show. Lighting Director, James Carman. Highlighting music groups Train, Weezer, and One Republic.
LA Zombie: Feature Film. Director, Bruce LaBruce; DP, James Carman. Zombie spoof starring Francois Sagat. Toronto and Locarno Film Festivals.
The Glades: Director, Matthias Clamer; DP, James Carman. A&E Chanel, Two commercials to promote the TV show.
The Observer: Director, Gladys Triana; Producer/DP, James Carman. A video art piece for El Museo del Bario in New York City.
2009
Diet Coke Style Series: TV Show. Lighting Director, James Carman; Fashion and music show with Heidi Klum, Hilary Duff, Robin Thicke, Edward Norton, Natasha Bedingfield, Stacy Bendet, and Christian Siriano;
Siemens, Commercials. Director, Roman Kuhn; DP, James Carman. Crossing Pictures.
Safia: Commerical. Director, SouadKouninef; DPand Editor; James Carman. Cooking oil spot for Ramadan.
2008
Otto; or Up With Dead People: Feature Film. Director, Bruce LaBruce; DP, James Carman. Sundance and Berlin Film Festival. Zombie love story. Won Vision Award at the Rio Film Festival and won Award for Best Picture at the Milano G&L Film Fest. Distributed by Strand Releasing.
Getty Images: Stock Images. Producer/Director, James Carman, Mathias Clamer; Film and photo content 2005-2008.
Blend: Stock Images. Producer/Director, James Carman. Stock photo content from 2007-2009.
Juliana Collezione: Video Lookbook. Producer/Director, James Carman. Filmed fashion collections: Fall and Winter.