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JAMES BARTOLOMEO

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Scallop Season - short drama (2025)

When a mysterious drifter shows up in a Florida coastal town, Lila, a sanguine waitress with a quick smile extends a lifeline. But as she finds herself drawn to the troubled young man, his past catches up with him, leading to a shocking revelation that changes their lives forever.

* Winner Best Drama Short - The North Film Festival NYC 2026

* Nominated Best Actor OLIVER BARTOLOMEO - Hope & Love Film Festival Barcelona 2026

Book or Ormes - feature film (supernatural thriller)

When her sister dies mysteriously, an FBI agent teams up with a priest and a professor to find a book that can tell the future, but which kills anyone who reads it.

Written by Michael Massa & James Bartolomeo

This film is currently in development with Executive Producer, Keli Price.

The Novitiate - feature film (crime thriller)

A novice nun about to take her vows uncovers a money-laundering scheme in her parish that threatens the sanctity of the church and causes her to question her own faith.

Written by James Bartolomeo

** Second Rounder at the Austin Film Festival Writer’s Conference 2026

The Glimpse (novel)

After a boating accident kills his wife and leaves his young daughter in a coma, a widower encounters his wife's doppelganger and faces a difficult decision as he reconciles loss, love, and his own identity.

** 284 page manuscript

The Ensemble (Drama Series)

When a famed violinist breaks his hand, he takes a job teaching young musicians at a conservatory. It doesn't go well.

Scallop Season - short drama (2025)

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Scallop Season - short drama 2025

Book or Ormes - feature film (supernatural thriller)

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The Novitiate - feature film (crime thriller)

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The Glimpse (novel)

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The Ensemble (Drama Series)

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