James Scurlock

James Scurlock

James Duncan Scurlock (born September 15, 1971) is an American director, producer, screenwriter and author. He has directed three documentaries.

Born in Seattle, Washington, James attended the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, studying finance, but left in his senior year without receiving a degree. While in college, he opened four restaurants, which he sold in 1994. He then moved to Dallas, where he published a successful investing newsletter titled "Restaurant Investor" and wrote freelance for several magazines.

In 2002, Scurlock moved to Los Angeles, to pursue a career in filmmaking. His first documentary, "Parents of the Year" (2004), was featured in over 25 film festivals and won numerous awards, including the Audience Award at the Los Angeles Film Festival and the Jury Awards at the Austin Film Festival, the USA Film Festival and the Palm Springs Short Film Festival. "Parents of the Year" was bought by HBO and has been broadcast extensively on HBO Latino. Scurlock's second short, "Stumped!" (2005), follows three eccentric citizens who run against Arnold Schwarzenegger for Governor of California. His first feature-length documentary was the critically-acclaimed "" (2006), which he also produced.

Scurlock also wrote a major book based on "Maxed Out". In conjunction with the global release of the film, his book, "Maxed Out: Hard Times, Easy Credit and the Era of Predatory Lenders" (2006), was published through Scribner, a division of Simon & Schuster.

James Scurlock currently resides in Santa Monica, California.

External links

*imdb name|id=1749001|name=James D. Scurlock
* [http://www.saipantribune.com/newsstory.aspx?newsID=70382&cat=1 "Saipan Tribune" - "Filmmaker focuses camera on Hillblom"]
* [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/03/04/PKGHDOBESK1.DTL&type=movies "San Francisco Chronicle" - "In debt up to our eyeballs"]


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