
James Squires
Directing
Biography
James Squires is a 19-year-old filmmaker born and raised in Niagara, Ontario. James crafts films that authentically reflect his queer identity.
Known For

Three foster siblings are reunited on Christmas following the passing of their foster Mom.
Merry Christmas Mom

While grieving the loss of his younger brother, an emotionally broken young man struggles with his guilt and grief as a strange and otherworldly entity begins to watch him, forcing him to confront his loss and inner turmoil.
Dire Pines
Undefeated street fighter Cole is challenged by young fighter Mitt. Everyone claims Mitt is stupid, but the arrogant Cole may not be as strong as everyone believes.
Nine

A bard, desperate to be rid of a curse, finds a shady wizard who promises to help him.
Mime Prophecy

In December of 1987, the small Northern Ontarian town of Calf's Crossing finds itself in the looming shadow of a killer known as "The Culler". One day after school, local teenager Norma Jane returns home with a secret that places her next on this slasher's Christmas list.
A Christmas Culler

Lisa’s dirty laundry builds as she grieves the loss of her mother. She realises that if not dealt with properly, the laundry will consume her.
Laundry

When a young vampire comes home for easter dinner, she must hide her vampyrism out of fear of rejection from her devout Irish-Catholic mother.
Blood

Following a one night stand, Alex and Bryce find themselves interrupted by Alex's boyfriend Charlie.
Love Me, Fight Me
Struggling to make sense of his life, a young man is hired to find a treasure inside a forest, only to discover much more than he expected
Trees

A Song For My Father is a six-minute poetic documentary that examines grief and the complicated relationship we develop with the things that once connected us to the people we’ve lost. After the sudden death of their musician father, filmmaker Shona Buschlen and her younger brother Eddie, a jazz trumpet player, return to a performance space where their father once played. In the early stages of grief, music becomes difficult to hear, no longer comforting but a reminder of absence. Over time, these feelings begin to shift. Through archival recordings of their father’s bass and live trumpet improvisations by Eddie, the film creates a call and answer across time, tracing how sound becomes a way to sit with grief rather than escape it. Blending voiceover, childhood footage, and sound-driven editing, A Song For My Father explores grief not as something to be resolved, but as something lived with, where healing comes from allowing yourself to feel.
A Song For My Father
When a flea market salesman finds major success with his raunchy, pushy pitch style, what led him to fame leads him to a world of trouble.
But Wait, There's More!

Returning home for easter, Mary is forced to confront her mother and the unresolved traumas of her childhood.
Blood

A young man gets a chance at a job he desperately needs, but only if he helps the manager cover up working an employee to death.