Director, editor, animator & illustrator


Midnight in Paris
Co-directed by Roni Moore & James Blagden. US debut at 2019 True/False Film Festival, Columbia MO. Winner Best Documentary Feature, Indie Memphis 2019. Director of Photography, Nicholas Strini. Produced by Benjamin Gilovitz, Consulting Producer Laura Coxson. Edited by James Blagden.
USA, 2019. 75 Minutes. Color, 1.33:1 English

Best Last Best Plane Ride Ever
Directed & Animated by James Blagden for Victory Journal. US debut at 2016 Tribeca Film Festival, New York NY. Narrated by Lenny Dykstra, Dwight Gooden, Kevin Mitchell, and Darryl Strawberry. Produced by Christopher Isenberg (Victory Journal)
USA, 2016. 9 Minutes. Black & White, Color, English

Dock Ellis & The LSD No-No
Directed & Animated by James Blagden. US Debut at 2010 Sundance Film Festival, Park City UT. Based on a radio production, researched, developed, and created by Donnell Alexander and Neille Ilel, with narration by Dock Phillip Ellis Jr. Winner of Audience Award for Best Short Film, 2010 Los Angeles Film Festival. Produced by Christopher Isenberg.
USA, 2009. 4.5 Minutes. Black & White, Color, English