James Cullen Bressack

James Cullen Bressack
James Cullen Bressack (center right), with people from the 2015 film Pernicious; left to right: producer Daemon Hillin, actresses Jackie Moore, Ciara Hanna, and Emily O'Brien.
Born	c.1992 Los Angeles, California, United States
Occupation	Film director, screenwriter, film producer

James Cullen Bressack (born c.1992) is an American film producer, screenwriter and film director.^[1] He is the son of Emmy Award-winning writer Gordon Bressack and voice actress Ellen Gerstell.^[2][3]

His 2012 film Hate Crime, the story of a Jewish family being terrorized in their home by neo-Nazis, was banned in the UK in 2015 by the BBFC due to the "unremitting manner in which [it] focuses on physical and sexual abuse, aggravated by racist invective".^[4]

His 2013 film To Jennifer was filmed entirely using an iPhone.^[5]

In 2015 he started the Grit Film Works production company with Zack Ward, the two co-writing the films Bethany (directed by Bressack and starring Ward, Shannen Doherty and Tom Green) and Restoration (directed by Ward).^[3][6]

Filmography

Films

• My Pure Joy (2011)
• Theatre of the Deranged (2011, segments "Andy's Theatre of Derange", "Speak Easy")
• 13/13/13 (2013)^[7]
• Hate Crime (2012)^[8][9][10] (banned in the United Kingdom in 2015)^[11]
• To Jennifer (2013)
• White Crack Bastard (2014)
• Theatre of the Deranged II (2014, segment "Unmimely Demise")
• Pernicious (2015)^[12]

Short films

• The Pointless Adventure of Brad and Dylan (2004)
• Heroine Junky for Dummies (2005)
• Lunar Impossible (2006)
• Reflecting Love (2008)
• The Moving Chair (2008)
• CollEDGE (2008)
• The Music-Box Killer (2008)
• Unmimely Demise (2011)
• Dr. Suess's There's a Wocket in My Pocket (2012)
• Family Time (2013)
• Unicorn Zombie Apocalypse (2014)

Television

• Oh, We Review! (2010–2012, 19 episodes)
• Blood Lake: Attack of the Killer Lampreys (2014, TV movie)^[13][14]

References

1. Moviepilot (3 October 2014). "An Interview With James Cullen Bressack". moviepilot.com.
2. Hallam, Scott (2014) "Exclusive: Filmmaker James Cullen Bressack Talks Pernicious, Blood Lake, and Thai Translators", Dread Central, November 5, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2015
3. Couch, Aaron (2015) "Tom Green Starring in First Horror Film: How a 22-Year-Old Director Landed the Comedian", The Hollywood Reporter, April 14, 2015. Retrieved December 12, 2015
4. Sandwell, Ian (2015) "BBFC bans Hate Crime", screendaily.com, March 3, 2015. Retrieved December 12, 2015
5. Rigney, Todd (2015) "James Cullen Bressack and Hunter Johnson Prepping 2 Jennifer", Dread Central, May 11, 2015. Retrieved December 12, 2015
6. Couch, Aaron (2015) "Two Microbudget Horror Films First on Slate From New Production Company", The Hollywood Reporter, March 9, 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2015
7. ""13/13/13" (DVD Review)". Fangoria. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
8. "Film Review: Hate Crime (2013)". HorrorNews.net. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
9. Handler, Amy. "Hate Crime (review)". Film Threat. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
10. Dolan, Patrick. "BLOOD ON A BUDGET IS A PSYCHO SICK LUNATIC". Rue Morgue. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
11. "Hate Crime Too Much for UK; BBFC Refuses Certificate". Dread Central. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
12. "Exclusive: Filmmaker James Cullen Bressack Talks Pernicious, Blood Lake, and Thai Translators". Dread Central.
13. "Dread Central Search for: HOMEFEATURESREVIEWSWATCH HORROR MOVIES ONLINEVIDEOBOX OF DREAD Advertisement Advertisement 2 Blood Lake: Attack of the Killer Lampreys (review)". Dread Central. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
14. Genzlinger, Neil. "They Want Your Blood". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 November 2014.

External links

• James Cullen Bressack at the Internet Movie Database