James Fotopoulos
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Born in Norridge, IL in 1976, James Fotopoulos is a filmmaker who began production on his first feature-length film, ZERO (1997), in 1995. In 1998, he founded Fantasma for the production of his second feature, Migrating Forms (1999), and would continue to create a number of critically acclaimed narrative feature films, such as Back Against the Wall (2000), Families (2002), The Nest (2003) and Dignity (2012). Along with his narrative productions, Fotopoulos has created a prolific body of over 200 non-narrative films, which include Christabel (2001), Esophagus (2004), The Mirror Mask (2005), The Sky Song (2007) and Alice in Wonderland (2010). These works range from feature length to a few seconds long and combine an exhaustive portfolio of visual art and performance techniques. Fotopoulos' work received a retrospective at the Anthology Film Archives; premiered at the Museum of Modern Art, MoMA PS1, Festival del Film Locarno and the Museum of Art and Design; and was screened and exhibited widely at a number of film festivals, museums, and sites, such as Rotterdam International Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, London Film Festival, Whitney Biennial, Walker Art Center, and the Andy Warhol Museum, among many others.
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The Golden Sarcophaga (2026)
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Two Girls (2018)
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Migrating Forms (2000)
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The Given (2015)
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There (2015)
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Alice in Wonderland (2010)
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Christabel (2001)
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Chimera (2011)
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Untitled (Thanks. Get in...) (2008)
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Dignity (2012)
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Back Against the Wall (2000)
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The Vanished (2000)
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Sublimation (2003)
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Insect (2001)
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Final Obscura (2025)
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The Cypress Tree (2003)
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Zero (1997)
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Drowning (2000)
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Flight (2002)
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Esophagus (2004)
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The Catacombs (2003)
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The Hemispheres (2003)
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Consumed 2 (2001)
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Hidden Objects 6 (2003)
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Hidden Objects 11 (2003)
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The Nest (2003)
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The Circle 1 (2001)
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Consumed 4 (2001)
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Hidden Objects 1 (2003)
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Hymn (2002)
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Harry’s Passion (2004)
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Consumed 1 (2001)
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The Exiled Bird (2003)
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The Watchtower (2003)
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Sea Storm (2003)
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Hidden Objects 10 (2003)
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Leviathan (2003)
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Hidden Objects 8 (2003)
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Monroe Blues (2004)
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Hidden Objects 3 (2003)
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Families (2002)
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Consumed 3 (2001)
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Thick Comb (2011)
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30.40 (2005)
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A Room (1999)
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Escape (2000)
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Growth (1999)
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Consumed 5 (2001)
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Jerusalem (2003)
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Hidden Objects 9 (2003)
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The Scythe (2002)
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Hidden Objects 5 (2003)
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Hidden Objects 2 (2003)
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The Circle 2 (2001)
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Two Cats (1999)
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The Sun (2000)
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The Fountain (2003)
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Hidden Objects 4 (2003)
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The Glass House (2003)
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Faces (2003)
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Knowing and Being 1 (2003)
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Breathe (2000)
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The River (2002)
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The Pearl (2004)
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The Swan (2002)
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Crescent Moon (2003)
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Hidden Objects 12 (2003)
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Hidden Objects 7 (2003)
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Places (2004)
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