James Coates

Movies

Nightfall
Camera Operator
A federal agent travels to a small town to investigate the murder of her brother.
L'envie
Lighting Director
When you're young, handsome, rich and famous you attract admiration - but more often than not you also attract envy. In L'Envie, Antony Volski, renowned Bolchoi ballet dancer and son of a rich Peruvian property developer, is about to live the most eventful 24 hours of his young career in the captivity of a gang of bandits all with wonderful physiques but absolutely no scruples. Will this young star wake from this salacious nightmare? If so, in what state? Filmed entirely on location in South America in natural surroundings and with seven actors recruited locally, this film takes you on a journey through Lima's downtown and the surrounding areas. Two hours of exotic thriller near a not-so-pacific ocean!
Greed & Lust
Production Assistant
L'Avarice is the first episode of the Algocep series, and deals with avaerice - the first of the seven capital sins. At the end of the 19th century, a young village priest in deepest France, driven by wine, gold and boys, abuses his position to exploit the poor and steal from them in the name of God, promising to save their souls with penance in kind . Its 1878 in Perigord, and Julot - a young beggar - is robbed by the lewd and greedy village priest.
Greed & Lust
Boom Operator
L'Avarice is the first episode of the Algocep series, and deals with avaerice - the first of the seven capital sins. At the end of the 19th century, a young village priest in deepest France, driven by wine, gold and boys, abuses his position to exploit the poor and steal from them in the name of God, promising to save their souls with penance in kind . Its 1878 in Perigord, and Julot - a young beggar - is robbed by the lewd and greedy village priest.
Angels and Demons
Second Assistant Camera
Julien, a 30-year-old Parisian businessman, lives in the 16th arrondissement with his young boyfriend, Giacomo in Anges et demons (Angels and Demons). The couple live in perfect harmony until one summer evening when Julien, leaving the office, decides to take a quick detour through the Bois de Boulogne and cruise before going home where Giacomo is waiting for him. A sudden series of unanticipated events is set in motion, which turns the next twenty-four hours of the young couple's life upside-down.