Elisabeth Haviland James

Elisabeth Haviland James is a producer, director and editor based in Durham, NC, where her company, Thornapple Films, is headquartered. She is currently directing and producing, Lucy: A Portrait, an experimental documentary about writer and psychologist, Lucy Daniels. She is also adapting Pulitzer Prize winner Doug Marlette’s novel Magic Time for the screen. She served as Director of Photography and Editor on Brothers in Arms, featuring Senator John Kerry, during the 2004 election. James has worked as a director, producer, cinematographer, photographer and editor with a number of media clients, including Augusta Films, White Mountain Films, Roland Films, National Geographic, PBS and MTV. She is a graduate of the M.A. Program in Documentary Film and Video at Stanford University, where she produced and directed four award-winning short documentaries. Her thesis film, Net Loss, was awarded the Nicholas Roosevelt Award for Environmental Journalism. Her other short documentaries include Flaunt, Worms at Work, and Precipice – a national finalist for the 2002 Academy Award in the Student Documentary category.