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James Fall (born December 13, 1962)[1] is an American film and television director and film producer. He is best known as the director of Trick (1999) and The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003).[1][2][3][4]
Jim Fall | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 13, 1962 Albion, New York, US |
| Alma mater | Temple University New York University |
| Occupation(s) | Director and producer |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Website | Official site |
Fall's directorial debut was the 1999 gay-themed independent film Trick,[1][2][3][4] which was picked up for North American distribution by Fine Line Features soon after its screening at the Sundance Film Festival,[5] where it was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize.[1][6] The film also won the Siegessäule Special Jury Teddy Award at the Berlin International Film Festival,[7] and Outfest's Special Programming Committee Award for Outstanding Emerging Talent.
In 2003, Fall directed Disney's The Lizzie McGuire Movie.[1][3][4] He later directed several TV movies, including Wedding Wars (2006)[8][9] and the holiday-themed films Holiday Engagement (2011), Holly's Holiday (2012) and Kristin's Christmas Past (2013).[4][10] Fall's award-winning short films He Touched Me and Love is Deaf, Dumb and Blind aired on the USA Network and Nickelodeon.[1]
In 2018, Fall announced Trick 2, a sequel to Trick which he had written and will direct.[6][11]
Fall's television credits include episodes of Grosse Pointe (2000) and So NoTORIous (2006).[1][4] He has also had a career in theatre, directing a number of stage productions in New York City.[1]
Fall is an alumnus of Temple University and New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.[1][2]
Fall is openly gay.[3] In 2006 he married his then-boyfriend on the Halifax, Nova Scotia, set of Wedding Wars.[9]
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Trick[1][2][3][4] | Independent film |
| 2000 | Grosse Pointe[1] | TV series/Episode: "Puppet Master" |
| 2000 | Damaged Goods[1] | TV series pilot |
| 2003 | The Lizzie McGuire Movie[1][3][4] | Feature film |
| 2006 | So NoTORIous[4] | TV series/Episodes: "Street" and "Accommodating" |
| 2006 | Wedding Wars[4][8][9] | TV movie |
| 2011 | Holiday Engagement[4] | TV movie |
| 2012 | Holly's Holiday[4] | TV movie |
| 2013 | Kristin's Christmas Past[10] | TV movie |
| TBA | Trick 2[6][11] | Feature film |
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