
James Fotopoulos
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- January 1, 1976
- Birthplace
- Norridge - Illinois - USA
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.
Filmography
- An Island
An Island 2026
Director, Editor

The Golden Sarcophaga 2026
Director

Final Obscura 2025
Director, Writer, Cinematography

Barney's Wall 2019
as Self

Two Girls 2018
Writer, Director

The Given 2015
Director, Writer, Editor
- There
There 2015
Editor, Writer, Director
- Dignity
Dignity 2012
Director, Writer

Thick Comb 2011
Director, Writer

Chimera 2011
Director, Writer
- Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland 2010
Director

Untitled (Thanks. Get in...) 2008
Director
- 30.40
30.40 2005
Director

Harry’s Passion 2004
Director

Esophagus 2004
Director

The Pearl 2004
Director

Monroe Blues 2004
Director

Places 2004
Director
- The Glass House
The Glass House 2003
Director

Knowing and Being 1 2003
Director

Sea Storm 2003
Director

The Watchtower 2003
Director

Faces 2003
Director

The Fountain 2003
Director

Hidden Objects 12 2003
Director

Hidden Objects 11 2003
Director

Hidden Objects 10 2003
Director

Hidden Objects 9 2003
Director

Hidden Objects 8 2003
Director

Hidden Objects 7 2003
Director

Hidden Objects 6 2003
Director

Hidden Objects 5 2003
Director

Hidden Objects 4 2003
Director

Hidden Objects 3 2003
Director

Hidden Objects 2 2003
Director

Hidden Objects 1 2003
Director

The Hemispheres 2003
Director

Crescent Moon 2003
Director

The Nest 2003
Director

The Exiled Bird 2003
Director

Sublimation 2003
Director

Jerusalem 2003
Cinematography, Producer, Editor, Writer, Director

The Cypress Tree 2003
Director

Leviathan 2003
Director

The Catacombs 2003
Director

Flight 2002
Director

The Scythe 2002
Director

The Swan 2002
Director

The River 2002
Director

Hymn 2002
Director

Families 2002
Director

Christabel 2001
Director

Consumed 5 2001
Director

Consumed 4 2001
Director

Consumed 3 2001
Director

Consumed 2 2001
Director

Consumed 1 2001
Director

The Circle 2 2001
Director

The Circle 1 2001
Director

Insect 2001
Director
- Migrating Forms
Migrating Forms 2000
Director

The Vanished 2000
Director

Drowning 2000
Director
- The Sun
The Sun 2000
Director

Breathe 2000
Director

Escape 2000
Director

Back Against the Wall 2000
Director, Writer

Growth 1999
Director

Two Cats 1999
Director

A Room 1999
Director

Zero 1997
Director
Credits from TMDB.