James Carman is inspired by the worldly and otherworldly. He creates content that looks behind the veil of consensual reality, examining what most are ready to ignore. His art is for the curious and brave. James is an accomplished and award-winning filmmaker and cinematographer. In his feature length documentary, ‘The Hidden Hand; Alien Contact and the Government Cover-up, James Carman reveals himself to be a keen observer who sees people and events more deeply than most. This skill is on full display in his graphic novel ‘HyperParanøid: An Ascension Story.’ ‘The Hidden Hand; Alien Contact and the Government Cover-up' explores the phenomena of Alien Contact, has won 5 awards and is distributed internationally. He has also shot many feature films that were screened in festivals and theaters worldwide: (Sundance, Cannes, Berlin, and Toronto film festivals.) Five films he shot were shown at the MoMA retrospective of Bruce LaBruce. He shot 10 films about sexual criminals for Shu Lea Cheang’s ‘3x3x6.’ They were the centerpiece of the Taiwan Pavilion at the 2019 Venice Biennale. In 2023, he produced his most recent short, 'Bitter Brownies', which has won over 100 awards and he has just won an award for the feature, ‘Set Me Free.’ In creating HyperParanoid, James made use of all of his skills as an award-winning director and script writer together with Jaf Farkas, who brought James’ vision to life. Together they wove a futuristic, dystopian sci-fi tale rich in love, cruelty and magic, “a stark interpretation of the world we already live in,” which uniquely mixes humor, prophetic story telling, and music. As a composer, James is known to burst into song around his close friends – sometimes he’a encouraged to stay and sing, and at other times, he’s excused from the premises. His uplifting and quirky humor shines through the inventive, archetypal and creative playground of HyperParanøid.