Writer/Director/Producer James Bartolomeo credits much of his diverse storytelling acumen to long hours spent on sets with the likes of David Chase, Darren Aronofsky, James L. Brooks, and Barry Levinson while working in the camera department on feature films and high-level episodic.
He has been crafting visual stories in the commercial and narrative spaces for the past 21 years with a focus on emotional truth and character-driven performance. Rooted in his work is an appreciation not only for aesthetics, but also offbeat moments that reveal human nature in its most dazzling and authentic expressions. Recent clients include Capital One, Target, T. Rowe Price, Walmart, Southwest Airlines, FX Network, PBS Newshour, and Under Armour among others.
James grew up in Baltimore City before moving to New York after college. His first experience on a film set was as a Production Assistant on John Waters’ Hairspray in the summer of 1987.
In 2016 his film,‘The City’, an art film portrait of the past century in Baltimore, premiered at Carnegie Hall accompanied by live orchestra performing a new symphony by Pulitzer-winning composer Kevin Puts.