I have wanted to be an animator ever since I was a little kid. It was when I saw the film, Watership Down, that I knew animating was what I wanted to do. This, along with the artwork of my older brothers, kept me wanting to create or build whatever was within my imagination. Eventually I was led to the MFA Computer Art program at the School of Visual Arts, where I studied 3D animation.

My first taste of production work, came when I was a production assistant for a sci-fi pilot with 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks. This opportunity came about, through an internship with a small animation company called C-Traze Studios. But it was when my thesis film, “Life's Journey” was accepted to the Urbanworld Film Festival, that I slowly began to see myself as a filmmaker. Along with Urbanworld, Life's Journey was screened through the likes of the Pan-African, Ohio Independent, ImageNation film festivals and more.

Since graduating from the School of Visual Arts, I have taught 3D animation at a number of institutions. I have been fortunate to work as an adjunct and associate professor, and in addition, I have continued to create a number of short films. Moving forward, it is my hope to develop and produce more animated projects with my friend and business partner, A.M. Frasier, through Exodus Publishing, Ltd.

James Bowman