James Kicklighter

James Kicklighter
Born James Barton Kicklighter
(1988-06-26) June 26, 1988
Claxton, Georgia. United States
Residence Los Angeles, California, United States
Alma mater Georgia Southern University
Years active 2006–present

James Kicklighter (born June 26, 1988) is an American film producer, writer, and director from the small village of Bellville, Georgia, United States.

Biography

He was recognized by Heather Huhman's series in the National Edition of Examiner.com as one of the Top CEO's Under 25 in America. Outside of his professional work, he serves as a mentor and documentary advisor for "Ambition", a non-profit based in Los Angeles sponsored by high-end boutique JAMAH, promoting entrepreneurship among high school students.[1][2]

Career

He began his career at 18, as co-executive producer[3] of That Guy: the Legacy of Dub Taylor,[4] interviewing the late actress Dixie Carter, rocker John Mellencamp, director David Zucker, actor Buck Taylor.[5][6][7][8] In an interview with Seattle Youth Media, he stated "the great thing about living today is that anybody can make a film. So if you want to make a film right now, you can run out there with a camera, edit it and produce that film, but the question is, can you tell a story?".[9]

During his studies at Georgia Southern University, he, under the supervision of a professor and along with a fellow student,[10] helped to kick off a decade-long celebration of the Golden Age of Radio for the Broadcast Education Association.[11] While directing the film that became Theater of the Mind, he met Edith Ivey, who starred in his short film, The Car Wash.

The Car Wash has won numerous awards and was mentioned in the Rome-News Tribune,[12] including Audience Choice Award at the National Film Festival for Talented Youth,[13] the largest youth film festival in the world.[14]

Followed,[15] based on the story by Will McIntosh, was one of 24 films to win an Audience Choice Award at the 2011 National Film Festival for Talented Youth,[16] and has been picked up by Dragon*Con, The Rome International Film Festival, Garden State Film Festival and Central Florida Festival, with international press coverage.[17][18][19][20][21][22] Ain't it Cool News gave the film a positive notice for his direction, stating "Directed with a delicate and gentle hand, FOLLOWED is probably the most unexpected horror surprise I’ve seen in quite a while." [23]

His 2012 film Final Acts was a finalist in the Macon Shorts Competition, part of the Gateway Macon Initiative. The film won Grand Prize.[24]

His first feature film was the international crossover Desires of the Heart, which shot in Savannah, GA and India in Fall 2012 with numerous releases to film festivals in 2013 and 2014.[25][26][27][28][29][30] The film was released in theaters across India in November 2015.[31][32]

Film Threat stated, "The cinematography in the film matches its narrative’s expansive ambitions with gorgeous visions that turn both Georgia and India into almost permanent states of postcard-friendly imagery,",[33] and The Independent Critic noted Desires of the Heart as "a beautiful and involving film featuring two fine performances by its leads who are tasked with bringing to life a film that is both intelligent and fantastic, no small task." [34]

Kicklighter is developing a biopic on football legend Erk Russell,[35][36][37][38][39][40][41] who started the football program at Kicklighter's Alma Mater, Georgia Southern University, which named him to their inaugural "40 Under 40" Alumni list.[42]

In 2015, he released the documentary A Few Things About Cancer, called "an intimate look at a newlywed couple’s quarterlife crisis through stage four cancer.".[43] The film won Best Short Documentary at the 2015 FirstGlance Los Angeles Film Festival.[44]

His music video "Branches" for solo artist Shel Bee won Best Music Video at the 2016 Garden State Film Festival[45]

After the 2016 Garden State Film Festival, Kicklighter directed the documentary "Digital Edition," a profile on the future of journalism framed through The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, which debuted to critical acclaim.[46][47][48][49]

He was the Virginia filmmaker for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign.[50][51][52]

References

  1. ↑ "Our Visual Team – In True Fashion". Intruefashion.org. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
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  3. ↑ "Video biography of character film actor premiers at museum | The Augusta Chronicle". Chronicle.augusta.com. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
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  5. ↑ "February/March 2011 by Macon Magazine". Issuu.com. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
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  7. ↑ "James Kicklighter: Camera with a Conscience". Scribd.com. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  8. ↑ "The Curious Case of James Kicklighter: Painfully Young Filmmaker on the Rise | Antics in Candyland". Anticsincandyland.wordpress.com. 2011-02-18. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  9. ↑ "NFFTY 2010 on Vimeo". Vimeo.com. 2010-08-12. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  10. ↑ "AFTRA Atlanta Members Interviewed for Student Doc". AFTRA Magazine. AFTRA. Spring 2009. Retrieved April 11, 2012.
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  13. ↑ "National Film Festival for Talented Youth". Short Film Central. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
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  15. ↑ "Zombies take over as movie begins filming in Macon | The Telegraph". Macon.com. 2010-12-12. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  16. ↑ "NFFTY 2011 Award Winners". Nffty.org. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  17. ↑ "Inferno » Vídeo del Día: «Followed»". Inferno.blogs.fotogramas.es. 2012-02-06. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  18. ↑ "AICN HORROR looks at new horrors: FOLLOWED Short Film! CANNIBAL: THE MUSICAL 13th (or so)". Aintitcool.com. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  19. ↑ "Interview with Director of "Followed" - James Kicklighter". Blank Stage Productions. 2012-01-09. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
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  22. ↑ "Might of the Living Dead | Georgia Music". Georgiamusicmag.com. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  23. ↑ "Aicn Horror News: Almost Human! Science Team! Desires Of The Heart! The Last Halloween! Witchfinder!". Aintitcool.com. 2014-03-04. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
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  26. ↑ "Todd Sandler". Toddisandler.com. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  27. ↑ "Alicia Minshew - Prism Awards 2012 Red Carpet". YouTube. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
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  29. ↑ "'All My Children's' Alicia Minshew Nabs Lead in 'Desires of the Heart' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  30. ↑ "US actors to shoot in India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2012-09-22. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  31. ↑ "Desires of the Heart Releasing on 6th Nov in India". Enewsodia.com. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  32. ↑ "Odisha-born producer's Hollywood film 'Desires of the Heart' released". In.news.yahoo.com. 2015-11-06. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
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  34. ↑ ""Desires of the Heart" an Ambitious, Involving Film". The Independent Critic. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
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  36. ↑ Hunker'd Down by Bernie (2012-09-02). "Bernie's Dawg Blawg: Erk Russell on the big screen". Berniesdawgblawg.com. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
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  38. ↑ Dal Cannady. "Movie on former GSU coach excites friends, former players - WTOC-TV: Savannah, Beaufort, SC, News, Weather & Sports". Wtoc.com. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  39. ↑ "Erk Russell Film Live Announcement at Paulson Stadium". YouTube. 2010-02-05. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  40. ↑ "Georgia Southern Alumni to Produce Film on Legendary Coach Erk Russell | Newsroom | Georgia Southern University". News.georgiasouthern.edu. 2012-09-03. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  41. ↑ "GSU grads to produce 'Erk'". Statesboroherald.com. 2006-09-08. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  42. ↑ "First Class | Georgia Southern Magazine". News.georgiasouthern.edu. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
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  44. ↑ "2015 Los Angeles Award Winners – FirstGlance Film Festival". Firstglancefilms.com. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  45. ↑ "Garden State Film Festival 2016 Winners". Broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  46. ↑ "Shorts: Digital Edition (2016) | Crushed Celluloid". crushedcelluloid.com. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  47. ↑ "Digital Edition (2016) short film review". screencritix.com. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  48. ↑ "The Independent Critic - "Digital Edition" Follows the Changing World of Journalism". theindependentcritic.com. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  49. ↑ "Digital Edition". indyred. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  50. ↑ http://www.ew.com/article/2016/10/22/miley-cyrus-stumps-hillary-clinton-virginia-george-mason-university
  51. ↑ http://jameskicklighter.com/corporate-and-advert/hillary-clinton-campaign/
  52. ↑ http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/08/michelle-kwan-is-working-for-hillary-clinton.html

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