James Sizemore was born and raised in the rural town of Moreland, Georgia. He began drawing, painting and sculpting as a young child, thanks to supportive parents who were artists and pottery teachers. At the age of 19, he was awarded a scholarship to attend the Savannah College of Art & Design and graduated with a BFA in painting. During his years in school, he co-founded an art collective known as The Black Riders, dedicated to creating their own mythology and exhibiting that mythos in whatever art form possible.
At the age of 25, James collaborated with his family in building an art compound on his hometown farm. There he created a special makeup effects studio, which enabled him to create his feature length labor of love, The Demon's Rook. The North American rights for the movie were picked up by Tribeca Film, and it played at renowned international film festivals such as Fantasia, Sitges, and FrightFest, winning the Best Special Effects award, James was producing and creating the monster for a new low-budget creature feature, Bad Blood, the directorial debut of his friend and colleague Tim Reis. He was also in development with another labor of love, Rite of the Witch Goddess, which presented at the fourth Fantasia edition of the Frontieres International Co-Production Market.
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