James is a multi-award winning cinematographer and director, whose work has premiered on Rolling Stone and Afropunk. He's known as the founder of the narrative dance music video genre - a format that elevates the story through the synergy of dance with narration and music. He graduated from UNCSA School of Filmmaking, majoring in Cinematography. In his work with Charlotte Ballet during the 2020 pandemic, James helped pioneer the universal paradigm shift in the ballet world toward the digital p ...