James A. Sims
Directing
Biography
James A. Sims is a filmmaker in Los Angeles who believes that compelling visuals are a key component in amplifying a great story. As a father of four children, James pursues stories that encourage and inspire fatherhood in the African-American community. James studied film at the University of Washington as a student-athlete, competing in both football and track and field. After graduating he joined the New York Giants as a running back, then eventually moved to Los Angeles to begin his entertainment career working as a production assistant on “America’s Funniest Videos.” James has directed various music videos and short films, supporting his appointment to the 2018 Sony Pictures Diverse Directors program. Most recently, he was a contributing animator on the NAACP Image Award and Peabody Award–nominated short film, “Cops And Robbers,” produced during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Known For
Adapted from the critically acclaimed 2008 comic-book miniseries "The ODD Squad," created by Nick Capetanakis and Todd Livingston. The short serves as an introduction to Charlotte Springs, the quirky head of the Office of Dimensional Defense (ODD) and her team: Frank Flood, a skeptical FBI agent who's forced to work under her; Richard, a nerdy teacher's assistant whose main qualification is that he has the keys to every lab at MIT; Christopher Apollo, the Reno-famous mentalist; and Cindy, the team wild card and Charlotte's younger sister.
The Odd Squad
A workaholic father comes home to discover his twin daughters have built a digital android doppelgänger that they lovingly call D.A.D.
D.A.D.
In the near future in which genetic engineering is the norm for couples looking to have a child, DR. MARA STEVENS, a case manager for a genetic engineering firm, leads an isolated, meticulous existence consumed by work and little else. But as her deceased daughter's seventh birthday approaches, Mara begins to ask herself, "what if Wendy hadn't died?" In opening this Pandora's box, Mara is faced with the debilitating grief she has suppressed for so long.