JIM CLIFFE
DIRECTOR / WRITER
FILM DIRECTING
FEATURE FILM • TELEVISION • SHORT FILM
Character-driven storytelling with a cinematic eye for performance, atmosphere and visual detail.
FEATURE FILM
DONOVAN’S ECHO
DIRECTOR / SCREENWRITER
“With such an interesting mystery, great performances, and themes of hope and acceptance, DONOVAN’S ECHO is a great debut for Jim Cliffe.”
— WILLIAM BROWNRIDGE, TORONTO FILM SCENE
After the success of his award-winning short film,
TOMORROW’S MEMOIR,
Jim strove to make his first feature. DONOVAN’S ECHO was Jim’s first feature-length script, co-written with Melodie Krieger. Out of 3,000 international screenplays, the script won the Bronze Prize for Drama in the
PAGE International Screenwriting Awards,
and was also a quarter-finalist in the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Nicholl Fellowships.
Starring Danny Glover and Bruce Greenwood, the film enjoyed a small theatrical release in 2012 after a festival run. It has since been available on Netflix, Showtime, iTunes and On Demand.
TOMORROW’S MEMOIR,
Jim strove to make his first feature. DONOVAN’S ECHO was Jim’s first feature-length script, co-written with Melodie Krieger. Out of 3,000 international screenplays, the script won the Bronze Prize for Drama in the
PAGE International Screenwriting Awards,
and was also a quarter-finalist in the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Nicholl Fellowships.
Starring Danny Glover and Bruce Greenwood, the film enjoyed a small theatrical release in 2012 after a festival run. It has since been available on Netflix, Showtime, iTunes and On Demand.
TELEVISION
RANGE WITH A POINT OF VIEW
SELECT A FILM
MY KIDNAPPED SON
IT’S A CHRISTMAS THING
MOVIE STAR + COWBOY
FOOD FOR THE HEART
BEEN THERE ALL ALONG
Jim’s television work spans thriller, romance, holiday, family drama and western-inflected stories — projects that call for different tones, rhythms and visual approaches. As a director-for-hire, he serves the material and the production while bringing a strong point of view: performance first, visual clarity, cinematic composition and an eye for the details that give each film its own identity.
THRILLER / SUSPENSE
MY KIDNAPPED SON
A suspense-driven story built around escalating stakes, emotional urgency and a mother searching for answers. The film called for a darker visual language and a grounded approach to performance while maintaining the pace and tension of a television thriller.
SHORT FILM
TOMORROW’S MEMOIR
WRITER / DIRECTOR / PRODUCER
“One of the most masterful interpretations of the entire superhero legacy.”
— FILM THREAT
Written, directed and produced by Jim, Tomorrow’s Memoir was his first professional short film. Drawing on his background in illustration and animation, Jim storyboarded the film scene by scene. The short went on to win Best Comics-Oriented Film at the San Diego Comic-Con International Film Festival.
SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON
BEST COMICS-ORIENTED FILM
BEST COMICS-ORIENTED FILM
“…a skillfully-crafted…masterful take on superhero mythology.”
— DC SUPERHEROES MAGAZINE
“…knock[s] the leg warmers off big screen efforts…”
— MOVIEHOLE.NET
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