James "Just Jamez" Pakootas is a modern-day story weaver who cultivates change in the world through the power of words. James was raised on The Colville Indian Reservation in Washington State and is an enrolled member of The Colville Confederated Tribes.

He leans on his experience as an influential, multi-award winning artist & producer as he makes his directorial debut at this year's LA SKINS FEST with "HIStory," a piece created by long time friends and co-founders of DCM Collective, Tony Louie and T.S The Solution.

Tony and James won a Native American Music Award in 2019 for "Best Rap/Hip Hop Video," entitled "Break These Chains" (Feat. Big D) while working with T.S, and continue to expand their artistic practice and adapt to an ever-changing life as they navigate a global pandemic together through the art of storytelling and film.

At the beginning of the pandemic James formed Filmdigenous; a new start-up film company with award-winning film director Ben-Alex Dupris. The two quickly formed a partnership after James and DCM Collective collaborated as producers on "Sister Wolves," an animated short film that won the "Achievement In Animation" Award at last year's LA SKINS FEST, and was also named an official selection at American Indian Film Festival and Maoriland Film Festival in 2020.