James Liston

Movies

Entanglement
Director of Photography
While recovering from a suicide attempt, Ben Layten accidentally falls in love with a girl who was very nearly, almost his sister - and then things start to get weird.
The Assignment
Director of Photography
Ace assassin Frank Kitchen is double crossed by gangsters and falls into the hands of rogue surgeon known as The Doctor who turns him into a woman. The hitman, now a hitwoman, sets out for revenge, aided by a nurse named Johnnie who also has secrets.
My Sweet Audrina
Director of Photography
Living in her family's secluded mansion, Audrina is kept alone and out of sight and is haunted by nightmares of her older sister, First Audrina, who was left for dead in the woods after an attack. As she begins to question her past and her disturbing dreams, the grim truth is slowly revealed.
Gourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die
Director of Photography
When Henry is invited as a guest speaker at a luxury resort spa, he quickly finds himself at the center of another murder. With Maggie at his side, our favorite duo must not only find the killer but be careful they don't become his latest victim.
Gourmet Detective
Director of Photography
Famed culinary consultant Henry Ross is a charming food industry insider in San Francisco. When suspicious sabotage ends in a shocking murder at his friend’s five-star restaurant, Henry is put on the case with strong-willed police detective and single mom, Maggie Price. Despite Maggie’s protests, they must work together to decipher the clues and investigate all of San Francisco’s top culinary pros.
Into the Grizzly Maze
Director of Photography
Two estranged brothers reunite at their childhood home in the Alaskan wild. They set out on a two-day hike and are stalked by an unrelenting grizzly bear.
Teen Lust
Cinematography
A shy high schooler struggles to lose his virginity before the local Satanic cult can sacrifice him to the devil.
After All These Years
Director of Photography
When a woman is wrongly accused of the death of her ex-husband, she sets out to solve the murder mystery and find the real killer before the day of the funeral, when she is to be taken into custody.
Kill for Me
Director of Photography
Rent’s a bitch. And that is why, six months after her best friend went missing, Amanda finally gives in to getting another roommate, Hailey. The two college students turn out to have something in common, however: abusive men. For Hailey, it’s her dad. For Amanda, it’s a stalkery ex-boyfriend. But problems can be solved and, you know, you scratch my back, I scratch yours. In other words, Kill for Me, I kill for you.
The Cabin in the Woods
Lighting Technician
Five friends go for a break at a remote cabin, where they get more than they bargained for, discovering the truth behind the cabin in the woods.
Wrecked
Director of Photography
A man awakens in a car wreck at the bottom of a steep cliff. He can't remember who he is or how he got there, but a report over the radio fills in some of the blanks, as it describes a violent bank robbery and names a perpetrator who happens to be sitting dead in the back seat.
Summerhood
Director of Photography
The coming of age summer-camp saga of four best friends who hate each other.
Astronaut
Director of Photography
The lives of three young men from Taiwan who are loosely connected by geography and a common pursuit of the attention of Jane, collide in a film that purposefully obscures the boundary between narrative fiction and documentary film.
Severed
Director of Photography
A multi-national forestry company engages in genetic experimentation to increase logging yield in a remote section of forest...
For My Father
Director of Photography
A seemingly dutiful son, Brad acts as his father’s lifeline and does everything possible to prolong his father’s life. Who could expect more from such a caring son?