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James W. Hawk
director-filmmaker

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The HawkMedia
Filmography video with honors

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NEW            NEW

MOTHER EARTH
from the womb to the tomb
(science fiction animation short film)

 AWARD-WINNING FILM

and Honorable Mention

Screened at 8 film festivals.

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NEW            NEW

INDUSTRIALIZATION
the rise and fall
(abstract animation short film)

 AUDIENCE CHOICE FINALIST

Screened at 2 film festivals.

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NEW            NEW

TURN, TURN, TURN
(abstract animation short film)

Screened at 1 film festival.

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- COMING SOON -

NULL DOMINION
(science fiction animation short film)

 Another chapter of the

ALEPH TO TAW CHRONICLES

 Coming soon.

COMING SOON

EDEN'S HORIZON HANDBOOK
(science fiction animation short film)

 Another chapter of the

ALEPH TO TAW CHRONICLES

 Coming soon.

COMING SOON

RIETER STANDARD DOMINION
BOWTIE TUTORIAL

(science fiction animation short film)

 Coming soon.

THE SATURN MISSION - redux
(science fiction narrative short film)

"The search for the truth."

A film about her trip to Saturn in search of the truth!

Film festival Honorable Mention

 Screened at 9 film festivals or other film venues worldwide.

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VERDICT
(narrative short film)

"Win...whatever the cost!"

An attorney who thinks winning is all that counts.

 Screened at 4 film festivals or other film venues worldwide.

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Jan Harlan, Executive Producer for Stanley Kubrick and Steven Spielberg, comments:
"I watched all three films and liked them."

MISSING PERSON
(narrative short film)

"Who is missing?"

The son has a problematic relationship with his father.

 Semi-finalist at the Waco Family and Faith International Film Festival
screened at 7 film festivals
or other film venues worldwide.

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THE UNFORGIVEN
(narrative short film)

"No matter how thin you slice it,
there will always be two sides." Spinoza

A conflict between husband and wife.
Whose right? Whose wrong?"

 Screened at 5 film festivals or other film venues worldwide.

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THE SATURN MISSION
(science fiction narrative short film)

"The search for the truth."

A film about her trip to Saturn in search of the truth!

Film festival
Honorable Mention.

 Screened at 9 film festivals or other film venues worldwide.

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FAILURE
(science fiction narrative short film)

"People would remember me as the father of civilization!"

A film about the sole survivor!

Screened at 4 film festivals or other film venues worldwide.

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ESQUIRE
(narrative short film)

"The power and control are just so...intoxicating!"

A film about an attorney who appears
to have lost his moral compass.

Screened at 7 film festivals or other film venues worldwide.

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EENY, MEENY, MINY, MOE...
(narrative short film)

"My choices determine my life"

A cop is separated from his wife and wants to
get back together with her, but he has issues.

Screened at 9 film festivals or other film venues.

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GOING HOME
(narrative short film)

"Innocent? The evidence shows otherwise!"

A story about a man accused of rape.

Screened at 3 film festivals or other film venues.

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ETHAN
(narrative short film)

"Wiser than his years"

Screened at 6 film festivals or other film venues.

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Jan Harlan, Executive Producer for Stanley Kubrick and Steven Spielberg, comments on ALEPH TO TAW - abreger.
"I watched all three films and liked them, particularly this one."

ALEPH TO TAW - abreger
(science fiction narrative short film)

"What comes next?"

 Semi-finalist at the NanoCon International Science Fiction Film Festival and screened at 4 other film festivals or other film venues.

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Jan Harlan, Executive Producer for Stanley Kubrick and Steven Spielberg, comments on ALEPH TO TAW - abreger.
"I watched all three films and liked them."

DOCTOR DO RONG
(black and white spy spoof narrative short film)

Doctor Do Rong and Ivana Gettsome have
stolen the world's worst nuclear weapon

Screened at 4 film festivals or other film venues.

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OUR WORLD ORDER
(spy spoof narrative short film)

"Will Jamie Bondo save us from our worst nightmare?"

A spoof about a spy who succeeds in spite of himself.

 Screened at 3 film festivals or other film venues.

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ALEPH TO TAW - PART 4
(science fiction narrative short film)

"Could he be the last person?"

He has found three things, any of which
could affect his future.

Screened at 1 film festival.

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WAR
- an animation film
(animation film)

"What is it good for?"

 AWARD-WINNING FILM

Screened at 4 film festival.

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PLUS AND MINUS CREATION
(an animation short film)

 Screened at 8 film festivals worlwide.

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AND YET IT MOVES - redux
(animation short film)

"Regarding Galilleo, specifically and independent thinkers, in general"

What are the consequences of independent thought.

 Screened at 6 film festivals or other film venues worldwide.

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WONDERFUL WORLD?
(animation short film)

"The picture when you put the pieces together."

A look at the state of the world.

Semi-finalist at the G2 Green Earth Film Festival
in Los Angeles, CA.

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Jan Harlan, Executive Producer for Stanley Kubrick and Steven Spielberg, comments on CONFLUENCE.
"Very intriguing and promising. How will the story of the mass-murderer end?"

CONFLUENCE
(animated video storyboard for a feature film)

"When her realities coalesce, they transcend the boundaries of reason"

A rape victim meets a serial killer.

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Eaten By The Sea by Trevor Tanner
- the experimental music film
(experimental music film)

Written and performed by Trevor Tanner

The lyric of "Eaten By The Sea" is the script.
It is the story of the couple's life
before, during and after their break up.

 Screened at 3 film venues.

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WINTER SHADOWS ON NEW SNOW AND WIND IN THE OLD OAK TREE
(experimental short film)

"12 hours compressed into 3 minutes"

This film was an exhibit at a
Rome, Italy art exhibition.

 Finalist at the OGA VideoArt Exhibition in Rome, Italy and semi-finalist at the Nottz Film Festival in  Nottingham, England.

Screened at 5 film festivals or other film venues.

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LIFE'S JOURNEY
(experimental short film)

"The jouney of an island...your journey!"

A trip to an island is a metaphor for life's journey.

 Screened at 1 film venue.

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The British Legend -
TREVOR TANNER - Live

Trevor Tanner performs two of his original songs and two cover songs.

written and performed by Trevor Tanner,
a British rocker of "The Bolshoi" fame.

 Screened at 1 film festival.

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Eaten By The Sea
(the musicfilm)

Written and performed by Trevor Tanner

The lyric of "Eaten By The Sea" is the script.
It is the story of the couple's life
before, during and after their break up.

 Screened at 3 film festivals or film venues worldwide.

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Film Crew Training Program
(cinema verite)

An inside look at the
Connecticut Film Industry Training Program
and the requisite student project,
"A-1 Quality Entertainment".

 Screened at 1 film venue.

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The Making of TIME'S UP
(cinema verite)

The behind-the-scenes film for
TIME'S UP which was made by the Quinnipiac
University section of the 2009 Connecticut
Film Industry Training Program and
was directed by Richard Dobbs
of television's "Law and Order-SVU".

 Screened at 1 film festival.

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James W. Hawk
FILMOGRAPHY SERIES
Parts 1 - 6
(works compilation)

A compilation of some of my projects.

  Part 1 - EENY, MEENY, MINY, MOE...

  Part 2 - ALEPH TO TAW - abreger
               and WONDERFUL WORLD

  Part 3 - DOCTOR DO RONG and time lapse

  Part 4 - MY FATHER'S SON and animation

  Part 5 - LIFE'S JOURNEY ~ MVCU - experimental film

  Part 6 - TREVOR TANNER - MusicFilm