
James Vandewater
Editing
Biography
James Vandewater is a Toronto-based director, producer and editor. He was the Series producer of the comedy quiz show, Cash Cab for three seasons. In addition to Sleeping Giant, James edited the features films And Now a Word From Our Sponsor (starring Parker Posey and Bruce Greenwood) and The Other Half (starring Tatiana Maslany and Tom Cullen), which recently premiered at South by Southwest.
Known For

While staying at an isolated island resort, James and Em are enjoying a perfect vacation of pristine beaches, exceptional staff, and soaking up the sun. But guided by the seductive and mysterious Gabi, they venture outside the resort grounds and find themselves in a culture filled with violence, hedonism, and untold horror. A tragic accident leaves them facing a zero tolerance policy for crime: either you'll be executed, or, if you’re rich enough to afford it, you can watch yourself die instead.
Infinity Pool

After the discovery of a mysterious VHS tape, a brutish police SWAT team launches a high-intensity raid on a remote warehouse, only to discover a sinister cult compound whose collection of pre-recorded material uncovers a nightmarish conspiracy.
V/H/S/94

When blind former Olympic skier Sophie Scott cat-sits in a secluded mansion, she gets caught in the crossfire of a home invasion scheme. She must rely on a sighted Army veteran via the See for Me app to help her survive the night.
See for Me

At an elite boarding school for girls, six friends jokingly engage in a late night ritual, calling forth the spirit of a dead former student who reportedly haunts their halls. Before morning, one of the girls is dead, leaving the others wondering what they may have awakened.
Seance

In a small Arctic town struggling with the highest suicide rate in North America, a group of Inuit students' lives are transformed when they are introduced to the sport of lacrosse.
The Grizzlies

A grief-stricken man and a bipolar woman fall in love and attempt to forge a simple life together.
The Other Half

An aspiring screenwriter writes his most ambitious script to date by plotting out a rom-com relationship with the daughter of his screenwriting idol, all in hopes of meeting her legendary father and getting a leg up in showbiz.
All About Who You Know
Described as a horror film that follows the summer of a young boy, forced to grow up faster than he ever imagined.
Altar

On the eve of a storm in rural Newfoundland, feuding fishermen are forced to set their conflicts aside when an emergency arises.
Flankers

A psychiatric patient with a brain implant that allows her to relive her dreams finds her reality being encroached upon in unappetizing and surreal ways.
Please Speak Continuously and Describe Your Experiences as They Come to You

Before Sammy, his best friends were stuffed animals. Larry, an eccentric amateur taxidermist, works for Animal Services picking up road kill along the highway. Socially isolated, he's retreated into an emotional state where his only companions are the animals he's stuffed.
Animal Control

Diminished by grief, 18-year-old Tess (Kelly Van Der Burg) is moving through her life like a ghost. The one thing that comforts her is listening to the music of Danny Sharpe (Joel Thomas Hynes), a local legend who left home almost 20 years ago. Tess is stunned when she wakes up one day to find him in her kitchen, igniting a spark of life in her that grows out of control.
Body & Bones

A talented but abrasive chef struggles mightily with his personal demons and the relentless pressures of running a high-end restaurant. Over the course of one frantic day and night, he faces a rash of private trials and professional tribulations in a desperate bid to beat the odds and save the business that forms the very core of his identity and self-conception.
Nose to Tail

Fourteen-year-old Adam is spending the summer in a small beach community on the North shore of Lake Superior. His dull summer routine shatters when he meets local boys Foster and Rizzo, two smart alecks who fill their long days with adventures and reckless stunting. When Adam learns he is competing with Foster for the affection of his crush, Taylor, he is drawn into a dark and unfamiliar world which leads the boys to the top of the infamous Todd's Cliff.
Sleeping Giant
A woman navigates solitude in a secular world, experiencing both alienation and freedom after violence forces her from her fundamentalist religious group.
Stranger in Town

Meet Emily: she's smart, attractive, talented, and has everything a girl could ever want. The only downside is that she's upside-down.
Upside-Down Girl

A mysterious woman inspires a writer. But her ideas turn into a dangerous reality.
Ingredients

A young man returns to a traditional life in rural Newfoundland after tragedy strikes.
The World Is Burning

A documentary that goes behind-the-scenes of Paul Gross's Passchendaele (2008).