James Crow(II)
- Writer
- Director
- Producer
James Crow is an English writer and director from Kent, who has carved
out a successful career as an independent film writer in a wide range
of genres, including films sold to Lionsgate and Studio Canal. His
first feature film as writer GBH (Riot) featured the legendary Steven
Berkoff, and was selected for both the London Independent Film Festival
& European Independent Film Festival respectively. It also won Best
International film at the Underground Cinema Festival in Ireland,
before going on to receive a limited cinema release and going on sale
in stores nationwide, staying in the virgin media player top 5 for over
a month. The film was re-brought and re-released by Lionsgate the
following year. Since then James has written the first film of the He
Who Dares action franchise, which was featured on the front page of
IMDB's hottest new trailers, and wrote the story for WW2 action film
Allies featuring Julian Ovenden and Matt Willis. His first solo film as
director, Countrycide, was a short anti-drink driving black comedy that
made judge's shortlist at the Theatre Royal Margate, as part of the 2
Days Laughter Festival (with Vanessa Stevenson being nominated for best
actress). This was followed straight after by Among Angels being
nominated for best matinée film at the 10th Anniversary of 2 days
later. His next short horror film, Death Machine 666, was selected in
the top 5 films of the Colchester 48 hour film challenge, and went up
for best film at the Colchester film awards 2013. James also recently
made his first debut as a theatre writer and director, with his first
play Vampires, Witches & Antidepressants being nominated for 6 awards
and winning best costume.
