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James Kicklighter
James Kicklighter (born June 26, 1988) is an American film director, producer, and writer from Bellville, Georgia.
Kicklighter's hometown is in Bellville, Georgia. His father died from SARS when he was 12 years old. He graduated from Georgia Southern University with a degree in Public Relations.
He began his career at 18, as co-executive producer of That Guy: The Legacy of Dub Taylor, interviewing actress Dixie Carter, rocker John Mellencamp, director David Zucker, and actor Buck Taylor.
During his studies at Georgia Southern University, he collaborated with another student to film a documentary about the Golden Age of Radio for the Broadcast Education Association. 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 won the Audience Choice Award at the National Film Festival for Talented Youth.
His short film Followed, based on the story by Will McIntosh, received an Audience Choice Award at the 2011 National Film Festival for Talented Youth, and was screened by Dragon Con, The Rome International Film Festival, Garden State Film Festival and Central Florida Festival, with international press coverage.
His 2012 film Final Acts was a finalist in the Macon Shorts Competition, part of the Gateway Macon Initiative. The film won Grand Prize.
His first feature film was the international crossover Desires of the Heart, which was produced by Jitenda Mishra and shot in Savannah, Georgia and Rajasthan, India in 2012. It was screened at film festivals in 2013 and 2014 including the Cannes Film Festival. The film was released in theaters across India in November 2015. It received award for Best Foreign Film at the La Femme Festival in Los Angeles.
James Kicklighter
James Kicklighter (born June 26, 1988) is an American film director, producer, and writer from Bellville, Georgia.
Kicklighter's hometown is in Bellville, Georgia. His father died from SARS when he was 12 years old. He graduated from Georgia Southern University with a degree in Public Relations.
He began his career at 18, as co-executive producer of That Guy: The Legacy of Dub Taylor, interviewing actress Dixie Carter, rocker John Mellencamp, director David Zucker, and actor Buck Taylor.
During his studies at Georgia Southern University, he collaborated with another student to film a documentary about the Golden Age of Radio for the Broadcast Education Association. 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 won the Audience Choice Award at the National Film Festival for Talented Youth.
His short film Followed, based on the story by Will McIntosh, received an Audience Choice Award at the 2011 National Film Festival for Talented Youth, and was screened by Dragon Con, The Rome International Film Festival, Garden State Film Festival and Central Florida Festival, with international press coverage.
His 2012 film Final Acts was a finalist in the Macon Shorts Competition, part of the Gateway Macon Initiative. The film won Grand Prize.
His first feature film was the international crossover Desires of the Heart, which was produced by Jitenda Mishra and shot in Savannah, Georgia and Rajasthan, India in 2012. It was screened at film festivals in 2013 and 2014 including the Cannes Film Festival. The film was released in theaters across India in November 2015. It received award for Best Foreign Film at the La Femme Festival in Los Angeles.
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