2016Nominee
Best Director
The Perfect Weapon
James R.W. Hiatt
Director
Biography
James Robert Wesley Hiatt is the CEO and one of the founders of Mændström - a turn-key full service Production Company. He grew up in Wilmore, Kentucky - a town of 6,000 people, two stop lights, and more PhDs and Masters degrees than streets. He graduated from Asbury University in 2010, with a BA in Media and Communication Studies, with emphases in Film, TV Production, and Performance. He also studied Literature, Philosophy, and Forensics. In 2009, He attended the Los Angeles Film Studies Program, and Interned with Sideshow Media Group. He has resided in Los Angeles since 2010, mostly working as a Director and First AD.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2024Nominee
Best Director
The Gutter
Nominee
Best Director
The Override
Career Highlights
2026Highlight
Best Director
Dead Janitors Club
2019Highlight
Best Director
Exorcism at 60,000 Feet
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The Perfect Weapon
The Gutter
Dead Janitors Club