James Schamus Movies

James’s film provides us with a thoughtful history of photography and the moving image that both pays tribute to the past and celebrates how...

Just as Amelia thinks she's over her anxiety and insecurity, her best friend announces her engagement, bringing her anxiety and insecurity right back.

Over 30 filmmakers and friends of Strand Releasing have come together to honor the company’s indelible contribution to independent cinema over...

Twenty years after the modern world's most notorious child murder, the legacy of the crime and its impact are explored.

Deals with the lives of the three Irish Catholic McMullen brothers from Long Island, New York, over three months, as they grapple with basic ideas...

Jude, a college professor, is obsessed with Sophie, his student. She, in turn, is intrigued by his scholarly charm. Flirtation turns to lust and the...

Documentary on the characters and themes of the 1995 film 'Sense and Sensibility'.

Sophie comes to New York from France with the intention of joining a man she met a few months before. She finds herself alone in the apartment of the...

Documentary featuring interviews with director Ang Lee and co-writer/producer James Schamus. Produced for the "Eat Drink Man Woman" DVD Special...

Jackie and Michael are coworkers at a large law firm. They decide to meet at Jackie's for dinner one night.

A look at director Ang Lee's work on 'Hulk' (2003).

Set against a backdrop of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Palestinian rapper Kareem and his singer girlfriend Manar struggle, love and make music...

This documentary short takes you inside the fascinating world of film preservation and restoration.

Silva fulfills herself a dream: from Poland she flies to USA. With only a few hundred dollars she arrives in New York, incapable of the language. Not...

A documentary about the influential independent film production company The Shooting Gallery.

A love story between a Jamaican immigrant and his wife that turns bittersweet when the search for the American dream goes awry.

Documentary on Ang Lee and his direction of the 1995 film 'Sense and Sensibility'.

A haunting psychological thriller based on one of America's most infamous figures. After the Waco siege, a chilling plan brews in the mind of army...

A directionless teenager (Aesha Waks) becomes involved with a headstrong runaway (Summer Phoenix) and her drug-dealing brother (Sam Rockwell).

An intimate exploration of the circumstances surrounding the incarceration of Native American activist Leonard Peltier, convicted of murder in 1977,...