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James Cullen Bressack

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James Cullen Bressack
It was supposed to be an adventure of a lifetime as three young girls spend the summer in Thailand. But their adventure quickly becomes a nightmare when the trio unleashes the spirit of a murdered child with only one thing on her mind - revenge.
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Pernicious (2014)
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James Cullen Bressack is an American producer, director, and screenwriter and son of three time Emmy-award winning writer Gordon Bressack and voice actress Ellen Gerstell. At the age of 18 he received critical attention from audiences and critics alike when he made his debut feature, My Pure Joy.

One to push boundaries, James followed up with the bold and unapologetic Hate Crime which forced audiences along for a brutal home invasion, the first found footage feature ever to be made in the style of having no cuts. The entire film plays out painfully in real time. It was promptly banned in the UK for its fearless story telling, one of three films to be banned in the last 25 years and remains so to this day.

Ahead of his time, he then started the To Jennifer series, the first feature film to be shot entirely on the iPhone 5. He produced the next three instalments.

The prolific filmmaker refused to slow down completing seven more features including Pernicious, 13-13-13, and Blood Lake, starring Shannen Doherty and Christopher Lloyd, which made James the youngest director to ever direct for television.

After writing and directing the haunting Bethany, a film that garnered rave reviews and limited theatrical release, James shifted his focus to producing. He has now produced forty-eight features including releases for Lionsgate and Cinedigm and is a member of both the PGA and SAG/AFTRA. His impressive body of work has won him numerous Best Picture and Best Director awards on the film festival circuit.

James has achieved all this at the age of 28 and refuses to slow down as he continues to push the envelop and make films no one thought possible. His last directorial feature, Beyond The Law, had a theatrical release that reunited Steven Seagal and DMX, and continues to be a best seller topping charts. He just completed producing two back to back films including the directorial debut and the follow up feature by punk rock legend, Glenn Danzig of the Misfits and Danzig, Verotika, based on the comic book series of the same name, and Death Rider In The House of Vampires, a vampire spaghetti western blood bath epic from the twisted mind of Danzig.

James shows no signs of stopping and delivers high quality films consistently.
BornFebruary 29, 1992
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On the Red carpet for ‘Circus Kane’

Known for

Mel Gibson and Kevin Dillon in Hot Seat (2022)
Hot Seat
4.3
  • Director
  • 2022
Bruce Willis and Chad Michael Murray in Fortress (2021)
Fortress
3.2
  • Director
  • 2021
Bruce Willis and Chad Michael Murray in Survive the Game (2021)
Survive the Game
3.0
  • Director
  • 2021
Steven Seagal, DMX, and Johnny Messner in Beyond the Law (2019)
Beyond the Law
3.7
  • Director
  • 2019

Credits

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Director

  • Darkness of Man
    • Post-production
  • Murder, Anyone? (2022)
    Murder, Anyone?
  • Mel Gibson and Kevin Dillon in Hot Seat (2022)
    Hot Seat
  • Tara Reid, Louis Mandylor, Richard Tyson, Vernon Wells, Duane Whitaker, Robin Sydney, John Omohundro, and Lindsay Elston in Sally Floss: Digital Detective (2022)
    Sally Floss: Digital Detective
  • Bruce Willis and Chad Michael Murray in Fortress (2021)
    Fortress
  • Fre$h: High Hills (2021)
    Fre$h: High Hills
  • Bruce Willis and Chad Michael Murray in Survive the Game (2021)
    Survive the Game
  • Yulia Klass in Captors (2020)
    Captors
  • Steven Seagal, DMX, and Johnny Messner in Beyond the Law (2019)
    Beyond the Law
  • Blood Craft (2019)
    Blood Craft
  • Virus of the Dead (2018)
    Virus of the Dead
    • (segment Routine Stop)
  • Lindsey Jenningz in Lindsey Jenningz: Plastic (2018)
    Lindsey Jenningz: Plastic
  • Welcome to Hell (2018)
    Welcome to Hell
    • (segment Family Time)
  • Ziggy Jean and 24th Element: Land of Enchantment (2017)
    Ziggy Jean and 24th Element: Land of Enchantment
  • Paul Vandervort in Limelight (2017)
    Limelight
  • Edward Asner and Melissa Joan Hart in CarGo (2017)
    CarGo

Writer

  • In the Night
    • Pre-production
  • Darkness of Man
    • Post-production
  • Oliver Storm and the Curse of Sinbad's Treasure
    • Pre-production
  • Frost Park
    • Pre-production
  • Frost (2022)
    Frost
  • Of the Devil (2022)
    Of the Devil
  • Tales from the Other Side (2022)
    Tales from the Other Side
    • (segment : "Flicker)
  • Blood Craft (2019)
    Blood Craft
  • Virus of the Dead (2018)
    Virus of the Dead
    • (segment Routine Stop)
  • For Jennifer (2018)
    For Jennifer
  • Lindsey Jenningz in Lindsey Jenningz: Plastic (2018)
    Lindsey Jenningz: Plastic
  • Welcome to Hell (2018)
    Welcome to Hell
    • (segment Family Time)
  • 2 Die For (2018)
    2 Die For
    • (segment Nanny Cam)
  • Derek Mears, Tony Todd, and Danielle Taddei in From Jennifer (2017)
    From Jennifer
  • Ziggy Jean and 24th Element: Land of Enchantment (2017)
    Ziggy Jean and 24th Element: Land of Enchantment
  • Circus Kane (2017)
    Circus Kane
  • Edward Asner and Melissa Joan Hart in CarGo (2017)
    CarGo
  • Shannen Doherty, Tom Green, Zack Ward, Stefanie Estes, and James Cullen Bressack in Bethany (2017)
    Bethany
  • Summer Spiro in If Looks Could Kill (2016)
    If Looks Could Kill

Producer

  • In the Night
    • Pre-production
  • The Flood
    • Completed
  • Breakout
    • Completed
  • Unfelt
    • Post-production
  • Bad Connection
    • Completed
  • Near
    • In Production
  • Darkness of Man
    • Post-production
  • Four.
    • Post-production
  • Devil May Care
    • In Production
  • Inner Demons
    • In Production
  • Blood Harvest (2023)
    Blood Harvest
  • The Fearway (2023)
    The Fearway
  • Mary Beth Evans, Ronn Moss, and Kristos Andrews in The Bay (2010)
    The Bay
  • Battle for Saipan (2022)
    Battle for Saipan
  • Murder, Anyone? (2022)
    Murder, Anyone?
    • (p.g.a.)
  • Cuddly Toys (2022)
    Cuddly Toys
  • Trae Ireland, Jody Barton, and Eva Hamilton in Sawed Off (2022)
    Sawed Off
  • Frost (2022)
    Frost
  • Of the Devil (2022)
    Of the Devil
  • Jackie Moore in Dawn (2022)
    Dawn
  • Mike & Fred vs The Dead (2022)
    Mike & Fred vs The Dead
  • Tales from the Other Side (2022)
    Tales from the Other Side
  • Tara Reid, Louis Mandylor, Richard Tyson, Vernon Wells, Duane Whitaker, Robin Sydney, John Omohundro, and Lindsay Elston in Sally Floss: Digital Detective (2022)
    Sally Floss: Digital Detective
  • Lizard People: The Truth About Reptilians (2022)
    Lizard People: The Truth About Reptilians
  • Shadow People: Out of Darkness (2022)
    Shadow People: Out of Darkness
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Official Trailer
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Official Trailer
Trailer [EN]
Trailer 1:32
Trailer [EN]
Death Pool
Trailer 1:46
Death Pool
Virus of the Dead - OFFICIAL TRAILER
Trailer 2:26
Virus of the Dead - OFFICIAL TRAILER
Virus of the Dead - TEASER TRAILER
Trailer 1:24
Virus of the Dead - TEASER TRAILER
#FromJennifer (trailer)
Trailer 1:23
#FromJennifer (trailer)
Limelight - Official Trailer 2017 (HD)
Trailer 1:38
Limelight - Official Trailer 2017 (HD)
13/13/13
Trailer 0:54
13/13/13
Lab Coats: Life After the Zombie Apocalypse
Trailer 0:40
Lab Coats: Life After the Zombie Apocalypse
Pernicious
Trailer 2:19
Pernicious
Blood Lake: Attack of the Killer Lampreys
Trailer 0:41
Blood Lake: Attack of the Killer Lampreys
2  Jennifer
Trailer 0:50
2 Jennifer

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    • February 29, 1992
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Gordon Bressack

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    His mother is voice actress Ellen Gerstell.
  • Quotes
    There's never enough time to do everything right, but there's always time to do it again.

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