James M. Johnston

약력

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.

참여 작품

피터팬 & 웬디
Second Unit Director
어느 날, 모험을 꿈꾸는 소녀 ‘웬디’의 창문으로 우연히 찾아온 ‘피터팬’. 신비로운 요정의 도움으로 ‘웬디’는 밤하늘을 날아 새로운 친구들과 놀라운 모험이 가득한 마법의 땅 ‘네버랜드’에 도착하게 되는데… 오늘 밤 , 창문을 닫지 마세요! 당신에게도 피터팬이 찾아올지 모르니
Oak Thorn & the Old Rose of Love
Producer
Two entities exchange their knowledge in unconventional ways.
그린 나이트
Producer
크리스마스 이브, 아서왕과 원탁의 기사들 앞에 나타난 녹색 기사, “가장 용맹한 자, 나의 목을 내리치면 명예와 재물을 주겠다”고 제안한다. 단, 1년 후 녹색 예배당에 찾아와 똑같이 자신의 도끼날을 받는다는 조건으로. 아서왕의 조카 가웨인이 도전에 응하고 마침내 1년 후, 5가지 고난의 관문을 거치는 여정을 시작하는데... 전설이 될 새로운 모험, 너의 목에 명예를 걸어라!
미스 준틴스
Producer
미인대회 출신의 싱글 맘이 자유분방한 십 대 딸을 미스 준틴스 선발대회에 출전시킨다.​
라이트 프롬 라이트
Producer
Shelia, a single mom and sometime paranormal investigator, is enlisted to investigate a possible “haunting” at a widower’s farmhouse in East Tennessee.
미스터 스마일
Second Unit Director
머리부터 발끝까지 단정한 슈트로 풀착장, 얼굴엔 미소를 잃지 않고 우아하고 품위있게! 사람의 마음까지 사로잡는 방식으로 한 평생 은행을 털어 온 전대미문의 은행털이 신사 ‘포레스트 터커’. 어느 날 우연히 만난 자유분방한 ‘쥬얼’에게 마음을 빼앗긴 포레스트는 자신의 정체에 대한 비밀을 간직한 채 ‘쥬얼’과의 만남을 이어간다. 한편, 텍사스주 경찰 ‘존 헌트’는 웃으면서 은행을 털어갔다는 미스터리 신사 ‘포레스트 터커’에 대해 관심을 갖게 되고 점점 수사망을 좁혀가는데…
미스터 스마일
Producer
머리부터 발끝까지 단정한 슈트로 풀착장, 얼굴엔 미소를 잃지 않고 우아하고 품위있게! 사람의 마음까지 사로잡는 방식으로 한 평생 은행을 털어 온 전대미문의 은행털이 신사 ‘포레스트 터커’. 어느 날 우연히 만난 자유분방한 ‘쥬얼’에게 마음을 빼앗긴 포레스트는 자신의 정체에 대한 비밀을 간직한 채 ‘쥬얼’과의 만남을 이어간다. 한편, 텍사스주 경찰 ‘존 헌트’는 웃으면서 은행을 털어갔다는 미스터리 신사 ‘포레스트 터커’에 대해 관심을 갖게 되고 점점 수사망을 좁혀가는데…
네버 고잉 백
Producer
Angela and Jessie are best friends intent on taking a wild beach trip, but when their roommate loses all their money in a drug scam, the girls—blissfully stoned—go to increasingly daring and absurd lengths to get it back.
퍼슨 투 퍼슨
Producer
Follows a variety of New York characters as they navigate personal relationships and unexpected problems over the course of one day.
고스트 스토리
Producer
사랑을 잃다 교외의 작고 낡은 집 - 작곡가인 C와 그의 연인 M은 조용하지만 단란한 일상을 보내고 있다. 어느 날, 갑작스런 사고로 C는 세상을 떠나고 홀로 남은 M은 무거운 슬픔에 잠긴다. 사랑을 기억하다 창백한 조명의 병원 영안실 - 고스트가 되어 깨어난 C는 마치 홀린 듯 M이 기다리는 자신의 집으로 돌아간다. 같은 시간, 같은 공간에 머무는 그녀와 고스트는 사랑했던 기억을 추억하며 무디게 흘러가는 시간을 견뎌낸다. 사랑을 잊다 몇 년이 지나, 다시 집 – 새로운 사랑을 만나고 헤어지며 상실의 시간을 지나온 M은 결국 집을 떠난다. 남겨진 고스트는 영원히 그녀를 기다릴 자신의 운명을 알기에 끝을 알 수 없는 긴 여정을 시작한다.
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.
리슨 업 필립
Producer
두 번째 소설의 출간을 앞둔 브루클린의 소설가 필립의 기대와 불안, 자의식을 따라가는 기이한 스타일의 코미디이다. 인디 스타일의 우디 앨런 영화 같은 느낌을 주는 작품으로 2014 로카르노국제영화제 심사위원특별상을 수상했다. (2015년 제16회 전주국제영화제) 리뷰 두 번째 소설의 출간을 앞둔 브루클린의 소설가 필립 로스의 기대와 불안, 자의식을 따라가는 은 기이한 코미디이다. 필립이 출판사와 빚는 갈등, 사진가 여자친구 애슐리와의 잘 풀리지 않는 관계, 멘토인 소설가 아이크와의 이야기 등이 기둥 스토리를 이룬다. 필립은 공격적인 언사와 신경증적인 행동거지, 자기중심적인 행위를 일삼는 극단적 에고이스트로 묘사된다. 내러티브는 주인공 필립뿐 아니라 주변인들의 사연까지 각자의 관점에서 기술된다. 필립은 사랑과 돈, 이상과 열정, 우정과 권력, 환상과 경멸 등 여러 가지 테마가 집중되는 서사의 프리즘이다. 필립을 연기하는 제이슨 슈와츠만은 웨스 앤더슨의 파트너로 널리 알려졌다. 그는 에서 몸에 맞춘 듯 꼭 맞는 캐릭터를 만났다. 영화 안에서 그는 연출자 알렉스 로스 페리와 동등한 비중을 차지할 만큼 절대적인 존재감을 보여준다. 인디 스타일의 우디 앨런 영화 같은 느낌을 주는 작품으로 로카르노국제영화제 감독상을 수상했다. (2015년 제16회 전주국제영화제/장병원)
에인트 뎀 바디스 세인츠
Second Unit Director
Bob Muldoon and Ruth Guthrie, an impassioned young outlaw couple on an extended crime spree, are finally apprehended by lawmen after a shootout in the Texas hills. Although Ruth wounds a local officer, Bob takes the blame. But four years later, Bob escapes from prison and sets out to find Ruth and their daughter, born during his incarceration.
에인트 뎀 바디스 세인츠
Producer
Bob Muldoon and Ruth Guthrie, an impassioned young outlaw couple on an extended crime spree, are finally apprehended by lawmen after a shootout in the Texas hills. Although Ruth wounds a local officer, Bob takes the blame. But four years later, Bob escapes from prison and sets out to find Ruth and their daughter, born during his incarceration.
Pit Stop
Producer
Recovering from an ill-fated affair with a married man, Gabe finds solace in the relationship he maintains with his ex-wife and daughter. On the other side of town, Ernesto evades life at home with his current live-in ex-boyfriend by spending much of his spare time in the hospital with an ailing past love. Impervious to the monotony of their blue-collar world, they maintain an unwavering yearning for romance. The emotional isolation the two men have grown accustomed to is captured in a subtle, optimistic, poetic fashion while avoiding melodrama.
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
St. Nick is the story of a brother and sister on the run. They've left their home for some unknown reason and are living in the woods, hiding in barns and sheds, doing what they can to survive. As the bitter Texas winter sets in, they strike up residence in an abandoned country house and, for a brief, happy period, manage to escape the harsh realities of their circumstances.
St. Nick
Producer
St. Nick is the story of a brother and sister on the run. They've left their home for some unknown reason and are living in the woods, hiding in barns and sheds, doing what they can to survive. As the bitter Texas winter sets in, they strike up residence in an abandoned country house and, for a brief, happy period, manage to escape the harsh realities of their circumstances.
Ciao
Assistant Director
A man learns that his late friend had a secret online lover who is on the way from Italy.
Ciao
Co-Producer
A man learns that his late friend had a secret online lover who is on the way from Italy.
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.