James M. Johnston

Historia

Johnston is an award-winning filmmaker from Fort Worth, TX.  He is part of the filmmaking collective Sailor Bear where he produced the films Ain't Them Bodies Saints and Listen Up Philip. Johnston also directed the short films Knife, Receive Bacon, and Merrily, Merrily.

Películas

Peter Pan & Wendy
Second Unit Director
Wendy Darling, una niña que no quiere ir al internado, conoce a Peter Pan, un niño que se niega a crecer. Junto a sus hermanos y a Campanilla, un hada diminuta, viajará con Peter hasta el mágico mundo de Nunca Jamás. Allí conocerá a un malvado pirata, el Capitán Garfio, y se embarcará en una apasionante aventura que cambiará su vida para siempre.
Oak Thorn & the Old Rose of Love
Producer
Two entities exchange their knowledge in unconventional ways.
El Caballero Verde
Producer
Una aventura de fantasía épica basada en la eterna leyenda artúrica, The Green Knight cuenta la historia de Sir Gawain (Dev Patel), el temerario y testarudo sobrino del Rey Arturo, que se embarca en una atrevida búsqueda para enfrentarse al homónimo Caballero Verde, un gigantesco de piel esmeralda.
Miss Juneteenth
Producer
Turquoise, una antigua reina de la belleza en el instituto, se ha convertido ahora en una trabajadora y madre soltera que trata de preparar a su hija para el certamen de "Miss Juneteenth", con la esperanza puesta en que sea capaz de evitar los errores que ella cometió durante su adolescencia.
Light from Light
Producer
Shelia, una madre soltera y en algún momento investigadora paranormal, se alista para investigar un posible "inquietante" en la granja de un viudo en el este de Tennessee.
The Old Man & the Gun
Second Unit Director
Basada en la historia real de Forrest Tucker, un apuesto ladrón de bancos que en sus 80 años de vida logró escaparse 18 veces de prisión. Retirado del oficio, Tucker vive en un hogar de jubilados y ha encontrado en Jewel al amor de su vida. Cuando un día ve al detective John Hunt por televisión, el ex atracador siente la necesidad de dar un último golpe y demostrar que aún puede traer en jaque a los policías más competentes.
The Old Man & the Gun
Producer
Basada en la historia real de Forrest Tucker, un apuesto ladrón de bancos que en sus 80 años de vida logró escaparse 18 veces de prisión. Retirado del oficio, Tucker vive en un hogar de jubilados y ha encontrado en Jewel al amor de su vida. Cuando un día ve al detective John Hunt por televisión, el ex atracador siente la necesidad de dar un último golpe y demostrar que aún puede traer en jaque a los policías más competentes.
Never Goin' Back
Producer
Jessie y Angela, dos estudiantes que han abandonado el instituto, se toman un par de semanas de vacaciones para relajarse en la playa. Por desgracia para ellas su casa ha sido saqueada, el alquiler de su casa ha vencido, están a punto de ser despedidas y no tienen un duro.
Person to Person
Producer
Follows a variety of New York characters as they navigate personal relationships and unexpected problems over the course of one day.
A ghost story
Producer
Un hombre recientemente fallecido regresa a su casa como un fantasma vestido con una sábana blanca para consolar a su esposa. En su nuevo estado espectral, invisible para los mortales, ya no pertenece a ningún tiempo concreto y solo le queda observar con total pasividad cómo continúa la vida de la mujer que ama. Cada vez más perdido, el fantasma se embarca en un viaje cósmico a través de los recuerdos y la historia, enfrentándose a las eternas preguntas de la vida y a la inmensidad de la existencia
The Unwilling
Producer
After the death of a much despised patriarch, a mysterious box shows up during the reading of the will, forcing the family to reckon with each of their own deadly sins.
Melville
Writer
Marcus is dealing with some serious shit but he can't seem to talk to anyone about it.
Melville
Director
Marcus is dealing with some serious shit but he can't seem to talk to anyone about it.
Listen Up Philip
Producer
A punto de publicar su segunda novela, Philip, un escritor de éxito, tiene que lidiar con la deteriorada relación con su novia fotógrafa y su propia desgana en promocionar sus libros. Cuando su ídolo, Ike Zimmerman, le ofrece su casa de campo como refugio, Philip consigue el tiempo necesario para centrarse en su tema favorito: él mismo.
En un lugar sin ley
Second Unit Director
Años 70. Un fugitivo atraviesa Texas para reunirse con su esposa y la hija que nunca llegó a conocer.
En un lugar sin ley
Producer
Años 70. Un fugitivo atraviesa Texas para reunirse con su esposa y la hija que nunca llegó a conocer.
Pit Stop
Producer
Dos hombres de clase trabajadora gays en un pequeño pueblo de Texas y un amor que no está del todo fuera de su alcance.
Carried Away
Celery Eater
Ed Franklin, a young man pursuing his dreams in Hollywood, returns home to Fort Worth, Texas at Christmas time to find his family in turmoil. His parents' marriage is crumbling and his relationship with his two brothers is rocky at best. The discovery that his beloved Granny has been placed in a nursing home after a stroke left her mentally disabled pushes Ed over the edge. He decides to come to his unhappy Granny's rescue, abducting her from the home against his family's orders. Ed's father Rex and brothers, Steve and Davy, set out after Ed and Granny, and a cross-country pursuit begins.
Carried Away
Producer
Ed Franklin, a young man pursuing his dreams in Hollywood, returns home to Fort Worth, Texas at Christmas time to find his family in turmoil. His parents' marriage is crumbling and his relationship with his two brothers is rocky at best. The discovery that his beloved Granny has been placed in a nursing home after a stroke left her mentally disabled pushes Ed over the edge. He decides to come to his unhappy Granny's rescue, abducting her from the home against his family's orders. Ed's father Rex and brothers, Steve and Davy, set out after Ed and Granny, and a cross-country pursuit begins.
Knife
Writer
Set in rural Texas the story chronicles an unnamed man with a broken spirit. In the beginning we see him returning to his family. Where he’s been is unknown. Wherever it was – prison, maybe war – the years have not been kind to him. In spite of his family’s warm welcome the man can’t shake an anger that builds in him so he must leave them again. This time to return to the land that was once theirs, a land that had been in the family for generations, a land that has been stolen, plundered, and sewn with seeds of greed. There’s a force at work, a corruption that destroys homes, nature, families, and memories. The Man decides to lay his stakes down and pits himself against it all. He is on a ruinous mission to sate the hatred in his heart with the knife he carries in his hand.
Knife
Director
Set in rural Texas the story chronicles an unnamed man with a broken spirit. In the beginning we see him returning to his family. Where he’s been is unknown. Wherever it was – prison, maybe war – the years have not been kind to him. In spite of his family’s warm welcome the man can’t shake an anger that builds in him so he must leave them again. This time to return to the land that was once theirs, a land that had been in the family for generations, a land that has been stolen, plundered, and sewn with seeds of greed. There’s a force at work, a corruption that destroys homes, nature, families, and memories. The Man decides to lay his stakes down and pits himself against it all. He is on a ruinous mission to sate the hatred in his heart with the knife he carries in his hand.
Pioneer
Producer
A father tells his little boy the most epic bedtime story ever.
St. Nick
Assistant Director
San Nicolás es la historia de un hermano y una hermana a la fuga. Han dejado su hogar por alguna razón desconocida y viven en el bosque, escondidos en graneros y cobertizos, haciendo lo que pueden para sobrevivir. A medida que avanza el crudo invierno de Texas, ocupan una casa de campo abandonada y, por un breve período, logran escapar de la dura realidad de sus circunstancias.
St. Nick
Producer
San Nicolás es la historia de un hermano y una hermana a la fuga. Han dejado su hogar por alguna razón desconocida y viven en el bosque, escondidos en graneros y cobertizos, haciendo lo que pueden para sobrevivir. A medida que avanza el crudo invierno de Texas, ocupan una casa de campo abandonada y, por un breve período, logran escapar de la dura realidad de sus circunstancias.
Ciao
Assistant Director
Tras las repentina muerte de su mejor amigo Mark, Jeff descubre que ésta llevaba largo tiempo teniendo una relación muy estrecha por email con un diseñador web italiano llamado Andrea, que piensa ir a Dallas a conocer a Mark por primera vez. Jeff llama a Andrea y le comunica la triste noticia, pero mantiene la invitación para ir a Dallas.
Ciao
Co-Producer
Tras las repentina muerte de su mejor amigo Mark, Jeff descubre que ésta llevaba largo tiempo teniendo una relación muy estrecha por email con un diseñador web italiano llamado Andrea, que piensa ir a Dallas a conocer a Mark por primera vez. Jeff llama a Andrea y le comunica la triste noticia, pero mantiene la invitación para ir a Dallas.
Blood on the Highway
Trucker Vampire
On their way to a rock concert, Carrie, her boyfriend Sam, and Bone, her thug ex-boyfriend, get lost and wind up in Fate, Texas – a town populated by bloodthirsty, dimwitted vampires. Featuring genre favorites Nicholas Brendon and Tom Towles.
The Outlaw Son
Producer
A young man calls an old friend to pick him up from the airport. She does so, and they spend a long cold night in each other's company; driving around, listening to music, and trying hard not to grow up.
Deadroom
Producer
Four encounters, each confined to a single room: a man helps a young woman remember her past; a husband and wife confront each other about their infidelities; a journalist interviews a famous author about the mysteries hidden in his novel; and a secretary visits her former employer to tell him how much she's always loved him. Each of these conversations could happen any day, every day – except that the young woman has been raped and murdered, the husband has died in a terrible automobile accident, the employer has perished in a fire, and the novelist has passed away from old age. The four intertwined stories weave a tale that is shocking, humorous, tragic and uplifting, in which secrets are shared, truths are revealed, and each of the eight characters comes to an understanding they could not have gained without the touch of death.
Deadroom
Writer
Four encounters, each confined to a single room: a man helps a young woman remember her past; a husband and wife confront each other about their infidelities; a journalist interviews a famous author about the mysteries hidden in his novel; and a secretary visits her former employer to tell him how much she's always loved him. Each of these conversations could happen any day, every day – except that the young woman has been raped and murdered, the husband has died in a terrible automobile accident, the employer has perished in a fire, and the novelist has passed away from old age. The four intertwined stories weave a tale that is shocking, humorous, tragic and uplifting, in which secrets are shared, truths are revealed, and each of the eight characters comes to an understanding they could not have gained without the touch of death.
Deadroom
Director
Four encounters, each confined to a single room: a man helps a young woman remember her past; a husband and wife confront each other about their infidelities; a journalist interviews a famous author about the mysteries hidden in his novel; and a secretary visits her former employer to tell him how much she's always loved him. Each of these conversations could happen any day, every day – except that the young woman has been raped and murdered, the husband has died in a terrible automobile accident, the employer has perished in a fire, and the novelist has passed away from old age. The four intertwined stories weave a tale that is shocking, humorous, tragic and uplifting, in which secrets are shared, truths are revealed, and each of the eight characters comes to an understanding they could not have gained without the touch of death.
Wedded Bliss?
Assistant Director
In this moving, introspective drama, newlyweds Raj (Devashish Saxena) and Niki (Renu Saxena) approach married life with all the hopes and expectations of most couples. But reality soon rears its head as miscommunication and numerous misunderstandings complicate matters during the traditional period of adjustment. The film's supporting cast includes Anu Gandhi, Zia Khan, Julie Arebalo and Harout Yerganian.
Wedded Bliss?
Director of Photography
In this moving, introspective drama, newlyweds Raj (Devashish Saxena) and Niki (Renu Saxena) approach married life with all the hopes and expectations of most couples. But reality soon rears its head as miscommunication and numerous misunderstandings complicate matters during the traditional period of adjustment. The film's supporting cast includes Anu Gandhi, Zia Khan, Julie Arebalo and Harout Yerganian.