James Schamus Movies

In 1951, Marcus Messner, a working-class Jewish student from New Jersey, attends a small Ohio college, where he struggles with anti-Semitism, sexual...

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...

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

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

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

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

Manhattan, 1996. All mental hospitals must cut their patient load by a third, and LaRue (Will Keenan) is sent out onto the streets with "chronic...

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...

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...

Lola is part of “The Migrant Workers”, a Turkish drag queen troupe who perform to great acclaim. Lola’s gay little brother Murat,...

A young Karl Rove vies for the position of chief campus conservative under the guidance of Lee Atwater.

Follows a day in the life of a young artist who longs for professional success and the attention of beautiful women, but who encounters only...

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

Aimée, a coldhearted grifter and modern capitalism's soul, is a professional killer who aims to uncover old grudges and engineer new...

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

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

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

Welcome to Levittown, New York - America's first cookie-cutter community. From wife-swapping to bomb shelters, to flag burning, Wonderland takes a...

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