For
two consecutive years, JAMES KERWIN was honored for his innovative directing style by
Back Stage Magazine critic Paul
Birchall. His films — including the scifi noir Yesterday Was a Lie — have earned numerous festival grand jury prizes, as well as distinctions such as the Accolade, the Telly,
the Axiem, the Panavision New Filmmaker Grant, and the R.C. Norris Screenwriting Award. Kerwin's live stage credits include critically acclaimed adaptations of the rare Shakespeare pieces Venus and Adonis and Cardenio; the world premiere of Amber Benson's Albert Hall; and David Ives' Seven Menus and Mere Mortals for Noah Wyle and Daniel Henning's Blank Theatre Company. His directorial work is studied in the curriculum of universities
across the country (including SUNY Binghamton) and has been analyzed by
scholarly organizations and journals such as the Shakespeare Association
of America and
Shakespeare Newsletter. Kerwin has instructed production and cinematography labs at T.C.U., served as a guest artist at U.T. Austin, and spoken on filmmaking in many other venues,
from San Diego Comic-Con to Space
Camp. He was listed among the Los Angeles Times' "Faces to Watch" as part of the Lone Star Ensemble
theatre group. A member of Mensa and Phi Beta Kappa, Kerwin also lectures at conferences on the intersection of science and metaphysics.
