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James Earl O'Brien

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James Earl O'Brien
James Earl O'Brien is an award-winning filmmaker who has produced and edited a number of feature and short films, TV series, documentaries and commercial productions.

Starting in 1999, James founded a collective called RantMedia that produced digital media for Internet distribution which was written about in Wired, Spin Magazine and The Globe and Mail. An early innovator in Internet streaming content, in 2003 he produced a 20 episode live multi-camera broadcast that got the attention of the New York Times and other publications.

From 2004 to 2008 James produced and edited a twenty-six episode TV series which appeared on UK's SkyTV and community TV stations in the USA. In 2010 he produced and edited the dark sci-fi animated short film Tales from the Afternow: Little Rocks that won him several awards including Best Animation. He was also the editor and sound designer for the award winning Japanese language short film Chishio.

James' latest film, A Perfect 14 (2020), screened at film festivals around the world, winning several top awards including Best Documentary at the Twin City Film Festival, where it showed alongside Academy Award winning and nominated films. After winning three Best Documentary and one Best Writing award the film was picked up by distributor Gravitas Ventures and has gone on to top the streaming services charts and is available for viewing worldwide including on Amazon Prime SVOD.

James continues to produce unique, challenging and thought provoking films and has a number of projects in development including several feature length fictional films.
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  • Awards
    • 3 wins

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Women Texas Film Festival - A Perfect 14 (Aug 15, 2019)
Vancouver International Women's Film Festival - A Perfect 14 (Mar 5, 2019)
Twin Cities Film Festival - A Perfect 14 Red Carpet (Oct 19, 2019)
Twin Cities Fim Festival - A Perfect 14 Screening (Oct 19, 2019)
A Perfect 14 Vancouver Private Screening (Dec 30, 2017)
Andrea Hausmann Photoshoot (Sept 29, 2019)
Women Texas Film Festival - A Perfect 14 (Aug 15, 2019)
Women Texas Film Festival - A Perfect 14 (Aug 15, 2019)
Women Texas Film Festival - A Perfect 14 (Aug 15, 2019)
Women Texas Film Festival - A Perfect 14 (Aug 15, 2019)
Vancouver International Women's Film Festival - A Perfect 14 (Mar 10, 2019)
Vancouver International Women's Film Festival - A Perfect 14 (Mar 10, 2019)

Known for

Elly Mayday in A Perfect 14 (2018)
A Perfect 14
6.3
  • Producer
  • 2018
Tales from the Afternow: Little Rocks (2010)
Tales from the Afternow: Little Rocks
6.8
Short
  • Producer(as James O'Brien)
  • 2010
Chishio (2012)
Chishio
Short
  • Editor
  • 2012
Ted Dykstra and Richard Greenblatt in 2 Pianos 4 Hands (2021)
2 Pianos 4 Hands
Video
  • Editorial Department
  • 2021

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Producer

  • Hello Yesterday
    • producer
    • Post-production
    • Short
  • Elly Mayday in A Perfect 14 (2018)
    A Perfect 14
    • producer
    • 2018
  • Vision Vancouver Campaign
    • producer
    • Video
    • 2017
  • Dream While it's Free (2011)
    Dream While it's Free
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2011
  • Sergio Lavaggi in Home Sweet Clone (2011)
    Home Sweet Clone
    • producer (as James O'Brien)
    • Short
    • 2011
  • Tales from the Afternow: Little Rocks (2010)
    Tales from the Afternow: Little Rocks
    • executive producer
    • producer (as James O'Brien)
    • Short
    • 2010
  • Patrolling with Sean Kennedy (2004)
    Patrolling with Sean Kennedy
    • producer (as James O'Brien)
    • TV Series
    • 2004

Editor

  • Hello Yesterday
    • Editor
    • Post-production
    • Short
  • Elly Mayday in A Perfect 14 (2018)
    A Perfect 14
    • Editor
    • 2018
  • The Cover-Up (2014)
    The Cover-Up
    • Editor
    • 2014
  • Tide Waters (2014)
    Tide Waters
    • Editor
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • #SaveBCFilm PSA (2013)
    #SaveBCFilm PSA
    • Editor
    • TV Short
    • 2013
  • Chishio (2012)
    Chishio
    • Editor
    • Short
    • 2012
  • A Little Black Strap (2012)
    A Little Black Strap
    • Editor
    • Short
    • 2012
  • Citizen
    • Editor
    • TV Series
    • 2012
  • Sergio Lavaggi in Home Sweet Clone (2011)
    Home Sweet Clone
    • Editor (as James O'Brien)
    • Short
    • 2011
  • Patrolling with Sean Kennedy (2004)
    Patrolling with Sean Kennedy
    • Editor (as James O'Brien)
    • TV Series
    • 2004
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

Personal details

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    • Official Site
  • Alternative name
    • James O'Brien
  • Height
    • 6′ (1.83 m)

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